Davis v. State

SCHULTZ, Justice.

In this appeal, appellant Henry Franklin Davis, a prison inmate, challenges the constitutionality of the three-year statute of limitations for postconviction relief. See Iowa Code § 663A.3 (1987). He contends this section violates the Iowa Constitution’s prohibition against the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus found in Article I, section 13. He also urges that in the post-conviction relief context, due process requires an applicant be given an opportunity to explain the reason for a delayed application.

On March 5, 1982, Davis pled guilty to the charge of second-degree…