WHETTON v. TURNER

No. 12675.

497 P.2d 856 (1972)

28 Utah 2d 47

William WHETTON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. John W. TURNER, Warden, Utah State Prison, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

May 30, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Gilbert Athay, Salt Lake Legal Defender Ass'n., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

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


CROCKETT, Justice:

Plaintiff commenced this habeas corpus proceeding in the district court on December 24, 1970, seeking release from the State Prison where he is serving a sentence for second-degree murder after conviction by a jury eight years earlier, in December, 1962. He stated various claims for relief which turned out to be mainly that he did not have competent counsel, and that in proceedings prior to the trial he was subjected to improper questioning. In...

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