Harper v. State

LAVORATO, Justice.

In this postconviction relief proceeding the district court denied relief from a prison disciplinary decision imposing penalties for a rule violation. The prison has two classes of offenses denominated as Class I and Class II. A Class I offense is considered more serious and carries stricter penalties than a Class II offense.

A prison disciplinary committee found that the applicant had committed a Class I offense, disobeying a lawful order, by engaging in jiggering, a Class II offense. The applicant contended in the district court that the committee exceeded its authority in…