Warner v. Morris

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Defendant James A. Warner pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery on June 15, 1981. He was sentenced to five years to life on the charge, with an additional five year consecutive sentence imposed for the use of a firearm in the commission of the events. This appeal is from a denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he contended that his plea was not entered knowingly and voluntarily.

We find no merit to defendant’s claim. The trial judge followed the litany required by Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure 11(e), U.C.A., 1953, § 77-35-11…