DANKS v. TURNER

No. 12874.

501 P.2d 631 (1972)

28 Utah 2d 277

Thomas Duaine DANKS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. John W. TURNER, Warden, Utah State Prison, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 25, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce C. Lubeck, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., David S. Young, William T. Evans, Asst. Attys. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant-respondent.


HENRIOD, Justice:

Appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Affirmed.

Danks says 1) the lower court had no jurisdiction to try him for robbery, and 2) it was error to admit what he claimed was evidence illegally obtained, which latter point summarily we conclude to be without merit on the record.

As to 1): The statute relied on1 says that after written request for disposition of a pending criminal...

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