Legal Opinion
Holm v. Iowa District Court for Jones County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 6, 2009No. 07-1095PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Justice.
Inmate Jordan Holm brought a postcon-viction relief action challenging a determination by the department of corrections (DOC) that he was ineligible to accrue earned-time credits after he refused to attend a sex offender treatment program (SOTP). See generally Iowa Code § 903A.2 (Supp. 2005). Holm claimed that, as applied to inmates convicted before 2005, a 2005 amendment to Iowa Code section 903A.2(l)(u) does not apply to him, and if it does, it is a violation of the prohibition against ex post facto laws under both the United States and the Iowa Constitutions. He further…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- California Department of Corrections v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Lynce v. MathisSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Lindsey v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- DeVoss v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
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3Cited by18 opinions
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