Legal Opinion

State v. Peterson

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided December 20, 2012No. 20110682-CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION

McHUGH, Judge:

T1 Charles Brandon Peterson challenges his sentence of 860 days in jail for one count of possession or use of a controlled substance, a third degree felony. See Utah Code Ann. § 58-87-8(2)(a)i) (LexisNexis 2012). 1 We dismiss the appeal as moot.

T2 Peterson appeals his sentence on the basis that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing him to jail because it did so without a presentence report and did not rely on reasonably reliable and relevant information. In sentencing Peterson on June 27, 2011, to 360 days in jail, the trial court gave him credit…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Navajo Nation v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Richards v. BaumUtah Supreme Court · 1996
  4. State v. DavisUtah Supreme Court · 1986
  5. State v. MartinezCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1996

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. LeggCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2016
  2. State v. McClellanCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2014
  3. State v. HookerCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2013
  4. State v. FantonCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2016
  5. State v. MathewsCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2014

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