State v. West

765 P.2d 891 (1988)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

J. Ronald WEST, Defendant and Appellant.

No. 20856.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 26, 1988.

Rehearing Denied December 6, 1988.

Kent O. Willis, Provo, for defendant and appellant.

David L. Wilkinson, Sandra L. Sjogren, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.

DURHAM, Justice:

Defendant appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. We reverse and remand.

On January 31, 1984, defendant was charged with sexual abuse of a child, then a first degree felony under Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.1(1)-(2) (Supp. 1983)…