WAGSTAFF v. BARNES

No. 890663-CA.

802 P.2d 774 (1990)

Wade WAGSTAFF, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Eldon BARNES, Warden, Utah State Prison, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

December 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade Wagstaff, Draper, pro se.

R. Paul Van Dam, Atty. Gen., Barbara Bearnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellee.

Before BENCH, GARFF and ORME, JJ.


OPINION

BENCH, Judge:

Appellant Wade Wagstaff appeals from the district court's dismissal of the habeas corpus petition he filed after his conviction of assault and burglary. Wagstaff argues that the trial court erred in dismissing his petition because he was deprived of the assistance of counsel at his trial and he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to counsel.

After his conviction, Wagstaff appealed directly to this court alleging...

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