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OVERTON v. STATE

No. 91-1004.

493 N.W.2d 857 (1992)

Thomas D. OVERTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 23, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip B. Mears of Mears Law Office, Iowa City, for appellant.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., and Layne M. Lindebak, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

SCHULTZ, Justice.

Thomas Overton, an inmate at the Iowa Men's Reformatory, appeals from the denial of his application for postconviction relief which challenges the discipline imposed upon him by the institution. In his application, Overton maintained the Iowa Department of Corrections (department) had no authority to require him to pay damages to reimburse a staff member for eyeglasses broken during an altercation. The State claimed Overton waived review of this...

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