Bundy v. Deland

HOWE, Associate Chief Justice:

Plaintiff Claude A. Bundy appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

In January 1983, plaintiff was convicted of rape and forcible sodomy and sentenced to a term of five years to life at the Utah State Prison. The victim, who was under the age of fourteen, was the sister of plaintiffs wife and was babysitting for plaintiff and his wife at the time of the incidents. Following an appeal to this Court, the convictions were affirmed. State v. Bundy, 684 P.2d 58 (Utah 1984).

Plaintiff subsequently filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus,…