Legal Opinion

State v. Martinez

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided July 3, 2014No. 20130673-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Decision

2Per curiam

4 1 Johnny Martinez Jr. appeals his conviction of possession of a controlled substance, arguing that the district court erred in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. We affirm.

T2 Martinez asserts that his plea was not knowing and voluntary because he did not take his medications on the day of the plea. Further, he argues that the district court failed to perform an adequate rule 11 colloquy that might have shown that he was affected by the failure to take that medication. We review the denial of a motion to *760withdraw a guilty plea for abuse of discretion. State v. Knowlden,…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. AlexanderUtah Supreme Court · 2012
  2. State v. KnowldenCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2013

4Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. CiccolelliCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2019

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