MOXLEY v. MORRIS

No. 17581.

655 P.2d 640 (1982)

Frank E. MOXLEY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Lawrence MORRIS, Warden, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Wahlquist, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.


PER CURIAM:

A petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by appellant Moxley, was denied by the trial court after an evidentiary hearing. A timely appeal from that order followed.

The only issue we need discuss is whether the appellant, in pleading guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter, did so voluntarily and intelligently under the principles and facts enunciated in Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709,...

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