Gowers v. State

Jonathan Gowers appeals from the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Gower is a prison inmate charged in a prison disciplinary proceeding with promoting contraband by assisting another inmate in obtaining a .25 caliber pistol, which that inmate then used to take hostages. The prison disciplinary hearing was conducted before a hearing officer on February 19, 1997. The hearing officer found him guilty as charged, and Gowers was ordered to serve 45 days disciplinary segregation. Additionally, Gowers lost all his accrued good time and was removed from good-time status for one…