Folkes v. Turner
Folkes v. Turner
Opinion of the Court
Appellant was granted parole in October, 1966. In April, 1967, he was convicted and sentenced for aiding an escapee from the State Hospital. In the meantime, his parole had been revoked. He was again paroled and the next day allegedly hit his wife, breaking her jaw. He was returned to prison and his parole revoked. He petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus, which petition was denied because a similar petition was pending in the district court. This latter petition was denied by the district court and Mr. Folkes is here on appeal from that decision.
Appellant urges on appeal that 1) he was twice in jeopardy, — but the record does not so reflect; that 2) he was not advised of his right to counsel at hearing on parole revocation, — to which he was
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Willie FOLKES, and v. John W. TURNER, Warden, Utah State Prison, and
- Status
- Published