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Supreme Court of Iowa· 4/13/1988

Williams v. State

Citations

  • 421 N.W.2d 890
  • 1988 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 89
  • 1988 WL 32388

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the express mention of a specific thing or things in a statute is an implied exclusion of other things not mentioned
  • recognizing the applicant’s “constitutional right of access to the courts. This right is a substantive guarantee secured by the due process clause. ‘Meaningful access’ to the court is the right’s touchstone’” (citations omitted)
  • noting that in the context of prison disciplinary actions “[t]he independence required of the hearing officer is that the officer not be personally involved in the incident for which discipline is sought or in prior disciplinary actions against the inmate”
  • noting that in the context of prison disciplinary actions “[t]he independence required of the hearing officer is that the officer not be personally involved in the incident for which discipline is sought or in prior disciplinary actions against the inmate”
  • postconviction relief applicants have no federal constitutional right to counsel at disciplinary hearings or proceedings challenging results of such hearings, as these are not criminal .prosecutions
  • independence required of the hearing officer is that the officer not be personally involved in the incident for which discipline is sought or in prior disciplinary actions against inmate

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Judges: Harris, Larson, Schultz, Lavorato, Snell

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