State v. Willis
Court of Appeals of Utah
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACKSON, Presiding Judge:
« 1 Defendant appeals his conviction subsequent to a conditional guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a restricted person, a second-degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-508(2)(a) (Supp.2001) (Weapons Restrictions Statute). 1 We affirm.
12 Defendant challenges the statute under which he was convicted as being unconstitutional on its face. " 'A constitutional challenge to a statute presents a question of law, which we review for correctness.... When addressing such a challenge, this court presumes that the statute is valid, and we resolve any…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. LopesUtah Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. MorrisonUtah Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. BeorchiaUtah Supreme Court · 1974
- State v. InCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2000
3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. WillisUtah Supreme Court · 2004