State v. Mills

OPINION

WILKINS, Judge:

David L. Mills appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas to charges of attempted riot and attempt to injure a jail, both class A misdemeanors. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

On August 9, 1993, several inmates at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunni-son, Utah refused orders to “rack in” their cells, behaving instead in a riotous manner, damaging the facility and other prison property.

Twenty-one inmates were charged with various criminal violations arising from the incident. Mills was charged with riot, a third-degree felony…