05/05/93 Ben Fidel Salazar V. Warden

Plaintiff Ben Fidel Salazar pleaded guilty to first degree murder, a capital felony, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He subsequently filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that (1) he had been denied the effective assistance of counsel, (2) the plea had been coerced, and (3) the trial court had failed to comply with rule 11(5) of the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure in taking his plea. After an evidentiary hearing, the court denied the petition. Salazar appeals, and we affirm.