Legal Opinion · Concurrence

State v. Norris

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided August 12, 2004No. 20020966-CAPublished

1ConcurrenceBench, Judge

¶ 24 I do not necessarily disagree with the main opinion’s analysis of the constitutionality of the communications fraud statute. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-1801 (2003). But, because of the procedural posture of this case, I would rule that we cannot reach the issue under controlling Utah law.1

¶25 As recognized by the main opinion, Defendant entered an unconditional guilty plea to three counts of communications fraud. Cf. State v. Sery, 758 P.2d 935, 939 (Utah Ct.App.1988) (allowing defendants to enter conditional pleas preserving the right to appeal any specified pretrial ruling). In the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. State v. SeryCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1988
  2. United States v. Maria Yanibe MontillaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  3. State v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1990
  4. Salt Lake City v. OhmsUtah Supreme Court · 1994
  5. State v. ArchambeauCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1991

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