State v. ALVAREZ-DELVALLE

MEMORANDUM DECISION

CHRISTIANSEN, Judge:

T1 Defendant Jose Luis Alvarez-Delvalle appeals his jury conviction for rape, see Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-402 (2008), and his subsequent sentence. We affirm.

I. Substitution of Counsel

12 Defendant argues that the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel 1 when it failed to adequately inquire about the reasons Defendant had requested a change of counsel and when it applied the incorrect legal standard to determine if good cause existed to allow Defendant new counsel. We review whether the trial court's refusal to appoint substitute counsel…