State v. Trotter

Justice DURHAM,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

1 1 In 2007, Kenneth Trotter pled guilty to unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Mr. Trotter later moved to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming it was not made voluntarily or knowingly because his defense counsel and the trial court failed to advise him that his plea would carry with it the requirement that he register as a sex offender. Mr. Trotter argued that this failure amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment and a violation of rule 11 of the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure. The district court…