Hrbek v. State

NEUMAN, Justice.

John Lee Hrbek sued the State of Iowa for the recovery of court costs assessed against him in connection with his 1981 convictions for two counts of first-degree murder. The taxed costs totaled $1342.30. According to Hrbek’s petition, the State has already collected $1146.91 through deductions from his institutional wages. He seeks return of the sums already collected and an order enjoining collection of the remainder. The district court denied Hrbek’s petition, and this appeal followed.

Rule 3 of the Iowa Rules of Appellate Procedure states in pertinent part:

Except where the…