Legal Opinion

Codianna v. Morris

Utah Supreme Court

Decided March 1, 1983No. 17203PublishedCited by 115 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OAKS, Justice:

Petitioner Gypsy Allen Codianna and two codefendants were convicted of murder in the first degree in 1975. Their convictions were affirmed on appeal. In this appeal from the denial of postconviction relief by •habeas corpus, petitioner urges (1) that the district court erred in refusing to hear evidence on various alleged errors at his trial (by granting partial summary judgment), and (2) that on the basis of evidence heard by the district court it should have set aside his conviction on the grounds (a) that the state withheld exculpatory evidence and (b) that he was denied the…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by115 opinions

  1. State v. CarterUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  2. State v. LaffertyUtah Supreme Court · 1988
  3. State v. BishopUtah Supreme Court · 1988
  4. State v. LitherlandUtah Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. KelleyUtah Supreme Court · 2000

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