Dean v. Henriod

OPINION

BENCH, Judge:

¶ 1 Pursuant to Rule 65B of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule 19 of the Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure, petitioner Richard Dean asks this court for an extraordinary writ ordering respondent, a judge of the Third District Court, to reinstate petitioner’s appeal from a conviction in Salt Lake County Justice Court. We grant the petition.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Following a bench trial in justice court, Dean was convicted of shoplifting. Dean appealed this conviction to the district court, requesting a trial de novo as authorized by statute. See Utah Code Ann. § 78-3-4(5)…