Franklin v. State
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The Supreme Court reversed the order of the district court finding that it did not have subject matter jurisdiction to hear Appellant’s challenge under Iowa Code 822.2.
Appellant, a prisoner, filed a postconviction-relief action asserting that the policy of the Iowa Department of Corrections unlawfully extended his time in prison by delaying the start date of the sex offender treatment program based on a sex offender’s tentative discharge date. The district court granted the State’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction and dismissed the case. The Supreme Court reversed and remanded the case for further proceedings, holding (1) this was not a case concerning subject matter jurisdiction but did, rather, involve authority to hear the case; and (2) the district court did have authority to hear this case.
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