State v. Karren
Court of Appeals of Utah
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam Opinion
2Per curiam
¶ 1 Vance Karren appeals his sentence of zero-to-five years in prison following his conviction for attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third degree felony. We affirm.
¶ 2 We review sentencing decisions for an abuse of discretion, State v. Neilson, 2017 UT App 7, ¶ 15, 391 P.3d 398, and will conclude that such an abuse occurred only “if it can be said that no reasonable [person] would take the view adopted by the [sentencing] court,” State v. Valdovinos, 2003 UT App 432, ¶ 14, 82 P.3d 1167 (first alteration in original) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). A…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. ValdovinosCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2003
- State v. RhodesCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1991
- State v. AlvarezCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2017
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