State v. Lawson

HAGEN, Judge:

¶1 William Monroe Lawson appeals the district court's denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to rule 22(e) of the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure. He argues that his sentence of five years to life exceeded the maximum penalty for the offense to which he pled guilty. Because we lack an adequate record to determine whether the sentence was illegal, we affirm.

¶2 On June 4, 2001, Lawson pled guilty to an amended information charging him with aggravated sexual abuse of a child. Sexual abuse of a child is a second degree felony punishable by a prison term of…