Larsen v. Jorgensen

ORME, Judge:

Norman Larsen appeals the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ *1383of habeas corpus, which dismissal was premised solely on the basis that the petition was barred by the applicable statute of limitations. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On July 18, 1990, Larsen pled guilty to three counts of securities fraud and was subsequently sentenced to serve three concurrent 0-3 year sentences at the Utah State Prison. Larsen understood he would be released on probation within three to six months, based upon information contained in an inmate handbook he received from corrections…