Legal Opinion

Morishita v. Morris

Utah Supreme Court

Decided November 20, 1980No. 16846PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEWART, Justice:

This appeal is from the denial of plaintiff’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Plaintiff contends that the trial court’s failure to enter findings of fact and conclusions of law at his probation revocation proceedings resulted in a denial of due process. Plaintiff further contends that his subsequent acquittal of the charge which was the reason for the revocation of his probation should render the revocation invalid.

Plaintiff was convicted of aggravated robbery on January 16, 1978. On September 15 of that year he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment from five years to…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. State v. HewettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  3. In Re CoughlinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Brown v. TurnerUtah Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
  2. Lonny Morishita v. Lawrence Morris, Warden of the Utah State Prison, and the Attorney General of the State of UtahCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
  3. State v. HodgesCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1990
  4. Boggess v. MorrisUtah Supreme Court · 1981
  5. State v. OrrUtah Supreme Court · 2005

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