Clouse v. Smith

Utah Supreme Court

Clouse v. Smith

519 P.2d 1343, 30 Utah 2d 461, 1974 Utah LEXIS 695

Utah Supreme Court·Decided March 13, 1974·No. No. 13485·Published

Opinion

HENRIOD, Justice:

Appeal from a writ of habeas corpus petition. Affirmed.

Defendant pleaded guilty to burglary. He was represented by counsel at the time, who advised the court he was of the opinion defendant knowingly and voluntarily was entering such plea. This conclusion was fortified by answers of defendant to numerous questions asked by the court, obviously posed to protect defendant’s rights. Consequently, and based on the record, we conclude defendant’s sole point on appeal to be lacking in merit.

CALLISTER, C. J., and ELLETT, CROCKETT and TUCKETT, JJ., concur.

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HENRIOD, Justice:

Appeal from a writ of habeas corpus petition. Affirmed.

Defendant pleaded guilty to burglary. He was represented by counsel at the time, who advised the court he was of the opinion defendant knowingly and voluntarily was entering such plea. This conclusion was fortified by answers of defendant to numerous questions asked by the court, obviously posed to protect defendant’s rights. Consequently, and based on the record, we conclude defendant’s sole point on appeal to be lacking in merit.

CALLISTER, C. J., and ELLETT, CROCKETT and TUCKETT, JJ., concur.

Clouse v. Smith, 519 P.2d 1343, 30 Utah 2d 461, 1974 Utah LEXIS 695 (Utah 1974).

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