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Salazar v. Warden, Utah State Prison

Utah Supreme Court

Decided May 5, 1993No. 910533PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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 ll'(5) of the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure in taking his plea. After an evidentiary hearing, the court denied the petition. Salazar appeals, and we affirm.

Salazar was charged with first degree murder and aggravated sexual assault in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Marshall v. LonbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. United States v. TimmreckSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Smith v. O'GRADYSupreme Court of the United States · 1941

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. State v. MerrillUtah Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. OstlerUtah Supreme Court · 2001
  3. State v. PatienceCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1997
  4. State v. AlexanderUtah Supreme Court · 2012
  5. James v. GaletkaCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1998

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