HOWE, Justice: Plaintiff Joseph Mitchell Parsons appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On August 30, 1987, Parsons was hitchhiking near Barstow, California, when the victim, Richard L. Ernest, offered him a ride to Denver, Colorado. Parsons accepted. At 3:00 the next morning, the two men stopped to sleep at the Lunt Park rest area on Interstate Highway 15 near Cedar City, Ut…
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