Wolfe v. State

This is an appeal from the summary dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The sole issue is whether the petitioner, an inmate at the Idaho State Correctional Institution (ISCI), was denied his Fourteenth Amendment right to procedural due process when he was classified as a “close custody” prisoner. Upon the record presented, we hold that a due process violation has not been established.

When a petition is dismissed without an evidentiary hearing, an appellate court will view the alleged facts in a light most favorable to the petitioner. See Mahaffey v. State, 87 Idaho 228, 392…