Jolivet v. Cook

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Plaintiff David Robert Jolivet appeals from a denial of his motion to withdraw guilty pleas. He was convicted, following guilty pleas of aggravated kidnapping, rape, aggravated sexual assault, aggravated robbery, and forcible sodomy. Jolivet claims, among other things, that his pleas were unknowingly and involuntarily entered, that he had ineffective assistance of counsel, and that his sentences amount to cruel and unusual punishment. We affirm the trial court’s denial of his motion.

State v. Jolivet, 712 P.2d 843, 844 (Utah 1986), outlines the relevant facts:

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