Andrus v. Turner

ELLETT, Justice:

Plaintiff appeals from a denial of his writ of habeas corpus, claiming a violation of his rights under the first eight amendments to the Federal Constitution. 1

The plaintiff was charged in June, 1967, with the crime of issuing a check against insufficient funds and was arrested in Texas. Later he was charged with forgery and writing a check against insufficient funds and was returned to Utah on or about August 3, 1968.

The plaintiff was one of more than forty prisoners wrongfully released from prison by a judge of the Federal District Court of Utah. The decision was reversed,…