State v. Iowa District Court for Polk County

NEUMAN, Justice.

The State petitioned for certiorari to challenge the lawfulness of a writ of habeas corpus issued by one district court judge to countermand another judge’s order extending the probation of James Poison. We granted the State’s petition and, for the reasons that follow, now sustain the writ.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

James Poison’s interaction with the District Court for Polk County has been recently documented in our opinion suspending his license to practice law, Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. Polson, 569 N.W.2d 612 (Iowa 1997). In…