Legal Opinion

State v. Walker

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided August 8, 2013No. 20110979-CAPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CHRISTIANSEN, Judge:

1 1 Defendant Fredrick C. Walker appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea to one count of sexual abuse of a child. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In September 1984, Defendant's stepmother reported that then twenty-one-year-old Defendant had molested her three sons. At the time, the victims were twelve, ten, and four years of age. On September 20, 1984, the State charged Defendant with one count of sodomy on a child, a first degree felony, see Utah Code Aun. § 76-5-408.1(1), (2) (Allen Smith Supp.1983), and two counts of sexual abuse…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. State v. LitherlandUtah Supreme Court · 2000
  4. State v. TemplinUtah Supreme Court · 1990
  5. State v. GibbonsUtah Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. Austin v. BinghamCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2014
  5. State v. SamulCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2015

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