ONISKOR v. SMITH

No. 14003.

540 P.2d 519 (1975)

Edward ONISKOR, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Samuel W. SMITH, Warden, Utah State Prison, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 18, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., Earl F. Dorius, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant-respondent.


TUCKETT, Justice:

The plaintiff appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Plaintiff was convicted of the crimes of murder in the first degree, rape and robbery. He appealed his conviction to this court and the matter was reviewed here. This court affirmed the conviction and sentence of the district court as a result of that appeal.1 In December...

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