State v. Gamblin

WILKINS, Justice.

[ 1 Defendant James Richard Gamblin appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea to attempted rape, a first degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. §§ 76-5-402 and 76-4-102(2) (1999). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

T2 Defendant was initially charged with four counts of rape. Following plea negotiations, the State dropped three of the counts and defendant signed a plea statement and pleaded guilty to a single count of attempted rape.

[3 Seven days after the plea hearing, defendant filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea under section T7-13-6 of the…