State v. Hickman

Defendants appeal from the denial of their motions to set aside their guilty pleas to charges of aggravated robbery, Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-302 (1978). We affirm the trial court’s rulings.

Defendants are two of three brothers who were involved in the forced entry of a residence in Salt Lake City in November of 1984. According to the probable cause statement, defendants were armed with sawed-off shotguns and shot one victim at close range when he resisted their demands to empty pockets of personal belongings. Defendants were later charged with attempted first degree murder, aggravated burglary…