Legal Opinion
Key v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 22, 1998No. 96-614PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGTVERIN, Chief Justice.
Applicant, Melvin Key, an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary (ISP), was found guilty by a prison disciplinary committee of violating certain prison rules. After exhausting his administrative remedies, Key filed an application for postconviction relief in district court. See Iowa Code §§ 822.2(6), 822.3 (1995). The district court denied Key relief and he appealed. We affirm.
I. Background facts and proceedings.
On January 28, 1995, Key was removed from the general population at ISP and placed in investigative segregation for alleged violations of ISP rules. He…
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