Legal Opinion

State v. Sisneros

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided October 14, 2016No. 20140778-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

TOOMEY, Judge:

¶1 In this appeal we must decide whether the district court denied , Frankie Justin Sisneros (Defendant) due process by denying his motion to strike a show cause hearing and whether it abused its discretion in denying a continuance of the same hearing. We conclude it did not and affirm.

BACKGROUND 1

¶2 Between 2011 and 2013, in three separate cases, Defendant was convicted of escape, possession of a controlled' substance with intent to distribute, -and attempted 'robbery and retaliation against a witness or victim, all third degree felonies. Following the conviction for…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Smith v. CainSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. Patterson v. PattersonUtah Supreme Court · 2011
  4. State v. KillpackUtah Supreme Court · 2008
  5. State v. ValdovinosCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2003

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