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LOWERY v. STATE

No. 11-2097.

822 N.W.2d 739 (2012)

John LOWERY, Appellant, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea K. Buffington of Glazebrook & Moe, LLP, Des Moines, for appellant.

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

HECHT, Justice.

This case requires us to consider the effect of the governor's commutation of an inmate's sentence on the inmate's accumulation of earned time credit under Iowa Code chapter 903A (2011).

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

When John Lowery was eighteen years old, he was charged with and convicted of first-degree armed robbery in violation of Iowa Code section 711.2 (1995). His sentence...

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