1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.2d
  4. 852 P.2d
  5. 852 P.2d 988 (1993)
 

SALAZAR v. WARDEN, UTAH STATE PRISON

No. 910533.

852 P.2d 988 (1993)

Ben Fidel SALAZAR, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WARDEN, UTAH STATE PRISON, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

May 5, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Fratto, Jr., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

R. Paul Van Dam, Atty. Gen., David B. Thompson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellee.

DURHAM, Justice:

Plaintiff Ben Fidel Salazar pleaded guilty to first degree murder, a capital felony, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He subsequently filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that (1) he had been denied the effective assistance of counsel, (2) the plea had been coerced, and (3) the trial court had failed to comply with rule 11(5) of the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure in taking his plea. After an evidentiary hearing, the court...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases