Brimhall v. Turner

CROCKETT, Justice:

Plaintiff Gary King Brimhall, serving sentences in ,the Utah State Prison under convictions- for rape and second-degree burglary, and now recommitted there for violations of his parole, sought release under habeas corpus. The district court made findings and judgment rejecting his contentions: (1) that he had been denied the procedural protections the law entitles him to, and (2) that there was insufficient evidence to justify revoking his parole. He appeals.

On May 20, 1969, plaintiff was granted parole by the Board of Pardons. In October of that year, after he had been…