HEARN v. STATE

No. 17620.

642 P.2d 757 (1982)

James Willard HEARN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE of Utah, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 4, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Willard Hearn, pro se.

David L. Wilkinson, Atty. Gen., Robert N. Parrish of the Atty. Gens. Office, Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.


OAKS, Justice:

In this petition for habeas corpus, a federal prisoner challenges the legality of a detainer Utah has filed with federal prison authorities to assure that he will be returned to serve a Utah sentence following the completion of his federal confinement. The prisoner, appellant in this case, contends that because he commenced serving his Utah sentence before he was transferred to the custody of the authorities...

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