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Backstrom v. Iowa District Court for Jones County

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided November 24, 1993No. 91-1449PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*707McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Michael Backstrom, an inmate at the Iowa Men’s Reformatory, was found guilty by a prison disciplinary committee of violating certain prison rules. After Back-strom exhausted his administrative remedies, he filed an application in the defendant district court seeking postconviction relief. His application was denied and we granted appellate review by writ of certiorari. We annul the writ.

I. Background facts and proceedings. On June 1, 1990, Backstrom received a disciplinary notice charging him with smuggling and distributing alcohol within the confines of the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Leslie D. Willis v. Dr. P. J. CicconeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  4. Brown v. FauverCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  5. Freitas v. AugerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Giles v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
  2. Iowa Department of Transportation v. Iowa District CourtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
  3. French v. Iowa District Court for Jones CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  4. James v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
  5. State of Iowa v. Iowa District Court for Jones CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2016

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