Bryant v. Turner

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Randal Bryant, who is serving a life sentence for murder in the Utah State Prison, sought release through habeas corpus proceedings. After a plenary hearing the district court dismissed his petition. He appeals.

In July of 1963 Mr. Bryant [we retain designation as defendant] was charged with the first-degree murder of his wife, Maxine B. Bryant. Pursuant to regular proceedings in which the defendant was represented by counsel he was bound over to the district court to stand trial on that charge. Before the entry of a plea, upon a request that the defendant’s sanity be…