Dunn v. Cook

791 P.2d 873 (1990)

Robert DUNN, Plaintiff and Appellant,

v.

Gerald L. COOK, Warden, Utah State Prison, State of Utah, Defendant and Appellee.

No. 880067.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 2, 1990.

David B. Watkiss, Debra J. Moore, and Carolyn Cox, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

R. Paul Van Dam and Dan R. Larsen, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellee.

STEWART, Justice:

Robert Dunn's petition for a writ of habeas corpus was dismissed without a hearing on the ground that all the issues raised were waived because they could or should have been raised on Dunn's prior direct appeal. We reverse…