Leggroan v. Turner

Utah Supreme Court

Decided May 17, 1972

Utah Supreme Court · decided 1972-05-17

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently June 1974

1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

Relies on 25 Utah 2d 32 - State v. Leggroan · Scandrett v. Turner

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Decided 1972-05-17

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CALLISTER, Chief Justice:

¶1Plaintiff appeals from an order of the district court denying her petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Plaintiff was convicted of second-degree murder and appealed to this court, wherein she raised the identical issue that she currently asserts in her petition.1 She may not under the guise of this petition have a second opportunity to litigate the issue.2 The order of the trial court is affirmed.

TUCKETT, HENRIOD, ELLETT and CROCKETT, JJ., concur.

¶2. State v. Leggroan, 25 Utah 2d 32, 34-35, 475 P.2d 57 (1970).

¶3. Scandrett v. Turner, 26 Utah 2d 371, 489 P.2d 1186 (1971).