HARPER v. STATE

No. 85-778.

397 N.W.2d 740 (1986)

Ernest HARPER, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Harrington, Appellate Defender, and John P. Messina, Asst. Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Gordon E. Allen, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Layne M. Lindebak and Sarah J. Coats, Asst. Attys. Gen., and Lucille Hardy, Student Legal Intern, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and McGIVERIN, LARSON, CARTER, and WOLLE, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Justice.

Petitioner Ernest Harper appeals from the district court's denial of his application for postconviction relief. He contends the attorney general's refusal to provide his appellate counsel with confidential information used to punish him in a prison disciplinary action renders his appellate counsel ineffective and denies him his due process right to meaningful access to the courts. He also asserts that the use of confidential information was constitutionally...

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