GROSS v. STATE

No. 89-533.

460 N.W.2d 882 (1990)

Larry GROSS, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

June 26, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip B. Mears of Mears, Zimmermann & Mears, Iowa City, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Gordon E. Allen, Deputy Atty. Gen., and Kristin W. Ensign, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Heard by OXBERGER, C.J., and DONIELSON and HABHAB, JJ.


OXBERGER, Chief Judge.

During a random spot check of outgoing prison mail, prison authorities opened a letter written by inmate Larry Gross to his mother. In this letter Gross expressed his wish to be transferred to another institution and stated that if necessary he would assault prison guards in order to obtain a transfer.

A prison disciplinary committee found that inmate Gross had violated a prison rule by engaging in threats or intimidation. The committee...

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