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STATE v. DIST. COURT FOR WEBSTER COUNTY

No. 09-0982.

801 N.W.2d 513 (2011)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff, v. IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WEBSTER COUNTY, Defendant, Robert Harkins, Plaintiff, v. Iowa District Court for Webster County, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied August 23, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, and Jennifer M. York , Assistant Attorney General, for the State of Iowa.

Robert Harkins , Mount Pleasant, pro se.

MANSFIELD, Justice.

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides, "No person. . . shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." According to section 903A.2(1)(a) (2007) of the Iowa Code, an incarcerated sex offender is not eligible for an earned-time reduction of sentence unless that person completes a sex offender treatment program. The question presented here is whether section 903A.2(1)(a) violates the Fifth Amendment...

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