State v. Jones

Memorandum Decision

ORME, Judge:

T1 Defendant pled guilty to a charge of obstruction of justice, a first degree felony, 1 see Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-806(1) (Lexis-Nexis 2008), 2 and was sentenced accordingly. He now appeals the legality of his sentence. We decline to disturb the sentence imposed.

12 In 2007, after being involved in a carjacking and shooting, Defendant was charged with attempted murder, aggravated kidnapping, and possession or use of a firearm by a restricted person. When originally questioned about these crimes by police, Defendant claimed that he knew nothing about the incident.…