Abigail Lee Carter
v.
State of Iowa
Appellant
Abigail Lee Carter
Appellee
State of Iowa
Attorney for the Appellant
John L. Dirks
Attorney for the Appellee
Timothy M. Hau, Assistant Attorney General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Marshall County, Bethany J. Currie, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Bower, C.J., and Tabor and Chicchelly, JJ. Opinion by Bower, C.J. (9 pages)
Abigail Carter appeals the district court’s dismissal of her application for postconviction relief seeking resentencing under her chosen name. OPINION HOLDS: Because Carter has not established the use of her legal name is objectively harmful enough to establish a constitutional violation or that the Iowa Department of Corrections exhibits deliberate indifference by using it, her claim of cruel and unusual punishment fails, and we affirm the dismissal of her application.
