Crawford v. Smith

CROCKETT, Justice:

Delbert Crawford appeals from the denial of his petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.

Petitioner is an inmate of the Utah State Prison as a transfer from the Idaho State Prison under the Western Interstate Corrections Compact. 1 It appears that the transfer was made pursuant to the request of the warden of the Idaho State Prison for the purpose of aiding in rehabilitation of the petitioner and in the interest of institutional security.

Petitioner alleges that he is unlawfully restrained of his liberty because: (a) he has been neither charged with nor convicted of any crime in…