Alires v. Turner

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Chalo Alires petitioned in habeas corpus to vacate the judgment and sentence he is serving in the State Prison which was imposed upon him pursuant to his plea of guilty to a charge of second-degree burglary. From adverse judgment of the Third District Court he appeals.

Petitioner’s contention is that his right of counsel was not properly safeguarded.

The charge against petitioner arose out of a nighttime forcible entry by him and two companions into a beer tavern in Tooele. At the time of their arraignment in the District Court, in response to the defendant’s request for…