Legal Opinion
Sinclair v. Turner
Utah Supreme Court
Decided November 28, 1967No. 10768PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROCKETT, Chief Justice:
Jean Sinclair was sentenced in May of 1963 to imprisonment for life in the Utah State Prison for first degree murder. Her conviction was affirmed by this court in February, 1964. 1 In June of 1966, she petitioned the district court for release in a habeas corpus proceeding, contending that the publicity about her case had deprived her of a fair trial. After a plenary hearing and the taking of evidence, the trial court found the issues against her and dismissed her petition. She appeals.
In addition to the fact that practically any murder case attracts a great deal of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States Ex Rel. Darcy v. HandySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Bryant v. TurnerUtah Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. PierreUtah Supreme Court · 1977
- Brown v. TurnerUtah Supreme Court · 1968
- Jean Sinclair v. John W. Turner, Warden, Utah State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
- KUTV, INC. v. ConderUtah Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. ChestnutUtah Supreme Court · 1968
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