Legal Opinion

State v. Irwin

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided September 6, 1996No. 950385-CAPublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ORME, Presiding Judge:

Claiming the prosecution breached the terms of his plea agreement, defendant appeals his convictions for forcible sexual abuse and unlawful sexual intercourse. We conclude the issue was not preserved for appeal and that “exceptional circumstances” do not exist so as to permit our consideration of the issue absent preservation. Accordingly, we affirm.

FACTS

Defendant was charged with rape, a first-degree felony. At his original arraignment, he pled not guilty. During the course of investigation, new charges surfaced against defendant and defendant entered into plea…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. VerdeUtah Supreme Court · 1989
  4. State v. LopezUtah Supreme Court · 1994
  5. State v. GibbonsUtah Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by46 opinions

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