Legal Opinion
Patchette v. State
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 18, 1985No. 84-1680PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
William L. Patchette was released on a “work-seeking furlough” from the medium-security facility at Mt. Pleasant when he left the home where he was staying, to go jogging, and, apparently, just kept on going. He was later apprehended and, on September 21, 1982, was charged with violating six rules of the Mt. Pleasant facility. Apparently, through an oversight by prison officials, he was not charged with escape.
After a hearing before the prison disciplinary committee, Patchette was found guilty on five of the six charges. His punishment included loss of “good time” and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Breed v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by31 opinions
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