Legal Opinion
State v. Iowa District Court for Henry County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 23, 2009No. 07-1226PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Chief Justice.
Inmate Denny Propp brought a postcon-viction relief action challenging a determination by the department of corrections (DOC) that he was ineligible to receive earned-time credits after he was removed from a sex offender treatment program for misconduct. See generally Iowa Code § 903A.2 (2005) (providing for reduction in sentence for good conduct and satisfactory participation in specified programs). Propp claimed this application of the governing statute, as amended in 2001 and 2005, violated the Ex Post Facto Clause because the offense for which Propp was incarcerated…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Collins v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- California Department of Corrections v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Beazell v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Lynce v. MathisSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. LathropSupreme Court of Iowa · 2010
- Reilly v. Iowa District Court for Henry CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2010
- Dykstra v. Iowa District Court for Jones CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2010
- Holm v. Iowa District Court for Jones CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
- In Re the Detention of ShafferSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
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