Zeimer v. Turner

CALLISTER, Justice.

Petitioner appeals from an order of the lower court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he alleged that his conviction and commitment as an habitual criminal was illegal.

The petitioner was tried upon an information containing two counts, (1) second degree burglary and (2) being an habitual criminal. He was convicted of both counts and sentenced as an habitual criminal to serve a term in the Utah State Prison of not less than IS years.

Two prior convictions were set forth in the second count of the information: (1) carnal knowledge in Weber County, Utah,…