ANDREWS v. MORRIS

No. 16168.

607 P.2d 816 (1980)

William ANDREWS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Lawrence MORRIS, Warden of the Utah State Prison, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

February 13, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Caine, Richard W. Giauque of Berman & Giauque, Salt Lake City, Timothy K. Ford, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff and appellant.

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Earl F. Dorius, Robert R. Wallace, Asst. Attys. Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.


HALL, Justice:

Appellant, William Andrews (hereinafter "Andrews"), appeals from the order of the Third Judicial District Court which dismissed his petition for postconviction relief.1 Said petition challenged his commitment under a sentence of death by shooting for murder in the first degree2 as being in violation of the Constitution of the United States. (Andrews asserts no violation of the Constitution of...

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