James Lee Little v. John W. Turner, Warden, Utah State Prison

DAVID T. LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the District of Utah denying appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner Little is an indigent state prisoner presently serving a sentence imposed after conviction by a jury of the crime of robbery. The case presents a significant constitutional inquiry as to whether Little has been denied due process or the equal protection of law under the facts of the case as applied to Utah statutory criminal procedure. The district court phrased the inquiry thus:

“Whether the defendant was denied due…