Picard v. State

WOLLE, Justice.

The petitioner John Picard appeals from the district court’s denial of his application for postconviction relief. Petitioner contends that his good time, which was taken away pursuant to Iowa Code section 246.-41(5) (1981), should be restored because prison authorities did not follow the procedures required under rule 804, Policy and Procedural Guidelines: Procedures for Disciplinary Control of Inmates, and because the prison authorities violated his constitutional right to due process of law. We affirm.

The petitioner has been an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary since…