Legal Opinion

State v. Moa

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided August 27, 2009No. 20070940-CAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Presiding Judge:

{1 This appeal encompasses two consolidated cases stemming from separate drive-by shootings. In case no. 081908971 (case #3971), Charles Moa was charged with three counts of aggravated assault. Moa entered a no-contest plea to one count of discharging a firearm toward a building but subsequently moved to withdraw his plea. The trial court denied the motion and sentenced Moa to a prison term of three to five years. Moa appeals the trial court's denial of his motion, alleging violations of both rule 11 of the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure and constitutional…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. DeanUtah Supreme Court · 2004
  3. State v. BluffUtah Supreme Court · 2002
  4. State v. HelmsUtah Supreme Court · 2002
  5. State v. McCoveyUtah Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. MoaUtah Supreme Court · 2012
  2. State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2013

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