Maxwell v. Turner

TUCKETT, Justice.

The plaintiff, Dennis Maxwell, has appealed to this court from an order and judgment of the District Court of Box Elder County denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The decision of the trial court is affirmed.

The plaintiff is incarcerated in the Utah State Prison pursuant to two judgments of conviction and commitments issued thereon. On or about the 19th day of February, 1962, the plaintiff entered a plea of guilty to the crime of burglary in the second degree in the District Court of Weber County. The statutory sentence of not less than one nor more than 20 years…