BANKS v. TURNER

No. 12923.

506 P.2d 73 (1973)

29 Utah 2d 154

Lewis BANKS, Jr., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. John W. TURNER, Warden, Utah State Prison, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

February 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis Banks, Jr., pro se.

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., David S. Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.


HENRIOD, Justice:

Appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Affirmed.

Banks, with the aid of counsel, whose competency no one questioned, pleaded guilty to a forgery charge after another charge was dropped, after having been counseled by his attorney, and after a plenary explanation of his rights and the possible consequences of his plea by the trial judge.

The record no way reflects his claim that he did not voluntarily and intelligently...

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