State v. Reyes

HOWE, Chief Justice.

1 1 In 1991, defendant Javier E. Reyes was charged with rape of a child, and sodomy of a child, in violation of Utah Code Ann. §§ 76-5-402.1,-408.1 (1999). Pursuant to a plea bargain, he pled guilty to the charge of rape of a child and the court dismissed the sodomy charge. He was sentenced to a term of fifteen years to life and began his incarceration. At no time since has he sought to withdraw his guilty plea. On January 26, 1999, he filed a pro se motion under rule 22(e) of the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure to correct an illegal or improper sentence. The trial court…