Legal Opinion

State v. Smit

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided July 1, 2004No. 20020505-CAPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILLINGS, Presiding Judge:

¶ 1 Jeffrey Randall Smit (Defendant) appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 The State of Utah charged Defendant with two counts of criminal nonsupport, a third-degree felony. The parties entered a plea agreement, whereby Defendant would plead guilty to one count of criminal nonsupport and pay full restitution for all amounts of back support. In exchange, the State promised “to recommend that any sentence imposed be suspended and that [Defendant] be granted probation.”

¶ 3 During the change of plea…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Mabry v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Joseph F. Cuthrell v. Director, Patuxent InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
  5. State v. GibbonsUtah Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. KozlovCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2012
  2. State v. DuranCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2011
  3. State v. TrotterUtah Supreme Court · 2014
  4. State v. LingmannCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2014
  5. State v. LindseyCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2014

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