Bluemel v. State

OPINION

BENCH, Presiding Judge:

¶ 1 Tammy Bluemel appeals the dismissal of her petition for post-conviction relief. The trial court concluded that the petition was untimely filed and did not constitute an interests-of-justice exception under the PosMDon-viction Remedies Act (PCRA). See Utah Code Ann. § 78-35a-107 (Supp.2005). We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Between October 1998 and April 1999, Bluemel allegedly engaged in sexual intercourse with her fourteen-year-old foster son on several occasions and, in one instance, gave him alcohol. Bluemel was charged with…