Myers v. Hadley
Myers v. Hadley
Opinion of the Court
Habeas corpus proceeding wherein plaintiff seeks his release from the custody of the Weber County Sheriff who is detaining him pursuant to an extradition request of the state of Nevada. The lower court denied plaintiff’s petition for writ of habeas corpus and he appeals.
It is the position of plaintiff that the court below should have granted his petition because he is not the person named in the Nevada charge and because he was denied court-appointed counsel at the time he appeared before the magistrate (Ogden City Court) in answer to the charge. Both contentions are without merit.
The identity of plaintiff with the person named in the Nevada complaint was sufficiently established. The name of the person charged and that of the plaintiff were substantially the same.
Prior to his appearance before the Ogden City Court, plaintiff expressed his desire to be represented by counsel. That court granted a continuance to afford plaintiff time to secure counsel. He subsequently advised the court that he had been unable to hire counsel because of lack of funds and
At the hearing in the district court, plaintiff was ably represented by counsel appointed by that court. The issues of identity and lack of counsel before the committing magistrate were presented and considered by the district court which found them to be without merit and denied the petition.
Plaintiff was not denied due process of law because he was not represented by court-appointed counsel at the hearing before the Ogden City Court.
Affirmed.
. Scott v. Beckstead, 13 Utah 2d 428, 375 P.2d 767 (1962).
. Scott v. Beckstead, supra note 1; 25 Am.Jur., Habeas Corpus, § 72, p. 198.
. Research has failed to disclose case authority involving the precise situation here presented. However, the hearing before the magistrate would not seem to be a critical stage in the judicial process here involved. See State v. Jackson, Wash., 400 P.2d 774 (1965).
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- Eugene MYERS, and v. LeRoy HADLEY, and
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