MAGHEE v. STATE

No. 04-1705.

773 N.W.2d 228 (2009)

Valentino MAGHEE, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 9, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and William A. Hill, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


TERNUS, Chief Justice.

This appeal presents two issues: (1) may an inmate whose work release has been revoked by the department of corrections challenge the revocation in a postconviction-relief action, and (2) does the inmate's death during the pendency of the appeal abate the cause of action or render the appeal moot. The district court dismissed the postconviction-relief action filed by the appellant, Valentino Maghee, ruling he should have challenged the department...

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