Sullivan v. Turner

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Harold Sullivan, serving a sentence in. the Utah State Prison imposed pursuant to his plea of guilty to passing a worthless check, 1 sought release by two petitions, one in habeas corpus and one in coram nobis. Upon plenary trials in different divisions of the District Court of Utah County, the respective trial judges rejected his petitions and he appeals.

The petitioner makes two contentions: (1) That his plea of guilty was coerced by a threat that an habitual criminal charge would be filed against him; and (2) that no crime was committed because he in fact had credit…