Hutchings v. State

PARRISH, Justice:

111 In this appeal, we review the court of appeals’ decision affirming the district court’s summary dismissal of Larry L. Hutchings’ second petition for post-conviction relief. The court of appeals held that the claims contained in Hutchings’ second petition were raised, or could have been raised, in previous proceedings and were therefore precluded by section 106 of Utah’s Post Conviction Remedies Act, Utah Code Ann. §§ 78-35a~101 to - 110 (1996). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In July 1992, Hutchings pled guilty to two second degree felony counts of sexual abuse of a child.…