Legal Opinion

Lonny Morishita v. Lawrence Morris, Warden of the Utah State Prison, and the Attorney General of the State of Utah

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided March 9, 1983No. 81-2463PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOGAN, Circuit Judge.

This three-judge panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not be of material assistance in the determination of this appeal. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a); Tenth Cir.R. 10(e). The cause is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.

The petitioner appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In 1978 the petitioner pleaded guilty in Utah state court to a charge of aggravated robbery. The presiding judge sentenced the petitioner to five years to life imprisonment, but stayed execution of the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Kevin Winston Osborn v. Duane Shillinger, Warden of the Wyoming State Penitentiary A.G. McClintock the Attorney General of the State of WyomingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  2. Richard Joseph Belk v. James D. PurkettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  3. Andrews v. DelandCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. Dwaine CopelandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Sammy Ray CopleyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992

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