State v. Irwin
Court of Appeals of Utah
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…
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