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BROOKS v. MORRIS

No. 20120.

709 P.2d 310 (1985)

Brent Ray BROOKS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Lawrence MORRIS, Warden, Utah State Prison, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 28, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Bruce Savage, Jr., Park City, for plaintiff and appellant.

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

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from a denial of a petition for habeas corpus. The companion case of Warner v. Morris, 709 P.2d 309, (1985), is dispositive.

In 1981, appellant pleaded guilty to second degree murder. Before accepting the plea, the trial judge carefully examined appellant to insure that the plea was intelligently and voluntarily entered. The judge did not, however, ask specifically whether appellant understood...

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