STINSON v. TURNER

No. 71-1556.

473 F.2d 913 (1973)

Troy M. STINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John W. TURNER, Warden, Utah State Prison, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided February 27, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald K. Bain, Denver, Colo., for plaintiff-appellant.

Grant S. Kesler, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Utah (Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen. of Utah, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before LEWIS, Chief Judge, and HOLLOWAY and BARRETT, Circuit Judges.


HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.

This appeal follows the denial of federal habeas relief in the District of Utah. Appellant Stinson seeks to set aside a conviction for grand larceny in the Utah State courts primarily on the ground that the record fails to show that his guilty plea was intelligently and voluntarily made.

Relying principally on Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274, he argues that the State Court...

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