State v. Doremus

TUCKETT, Justice.

The defendant was charged in the District Court of Weber County with arranging to distribute for value a controlled substance which was a felony under the provisions of Section 58-37-8(1) (8), U.C.A. 1953, as amended. During the trial the State amended the information so as to charge the defendant with a misdemeanor. To the lesser charge the defendant entered a plea of guilty. Thereafter the court sentenced the defendant to serve six months in the county jail and to pay a fine in the sum of $299. The court suspended the fine and five months of the jail sentence and placed the…