State v. Tarnawiecki

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Presiding Judge:

T1 Defendant appeals her conviction for violating a protective order, a class A misdemeanor, under Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-108 (1999). Defendant claims the trial court erred in denying her motion to extend the time to submit a motion to withdraw her guilty plea, arguing the court did not comply with legal requirements when it accepted her guilty plea. We vacate defendant's conviction and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

T2 Defendant's conviction arises from a domestic dispute with her estranged husband, Mark Grosser, on May 18, 1998. At the time of the…