Hearn v. State

OAKS, Justice:

In this petition for habeas corpus, a federal prisoner challenges the legality of a detainer Utah has filed with federal prison authorities to assure that he will be returned to serve a Utah sentence following the completion of his federal confinement. The prisoner, appellant in this case, contends that because he commenced serving his Utah sentence before he was transfer*758red to the custody of the authorities of another state, Utah cannot later compel him to serve the remainder of the Utah sentence. To justify his use of habeas corpus to challenge Utah’s action, appellant…