Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided June 28, 2018No. 20160820-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

Judge David N. Mortensen authored this Opinion, in which Judges Kate A. Toomey and Jill M. Pohlman concurred.

1Opinion of the Court

MORTENSEN, Judge:

¶1 Mario Y. Garcia began sexually abusing Victim when she was seven years old. After many years of repeatedly inflicting abuse upon her, Garcia admitted to his abhorrent acts. He subsequently was charged and pled guilty to his crimes. The district court sentenced Garcia to indeterminate prison terms of fifteen years to life on one charge and three years to life on another charge, to run consecutively. Garcia did not directly appeal the district court's judgment and order, and instead filed a petition for post-conviction relief. In response, the State filed a motion for…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Manning v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. LuskUtah Supreme Court · 2001
  3. State v. WhittleUtah Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Ross v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Pinder v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 2015

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. WinterCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2024
  2. Bevan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2021
  3. Bryant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2021

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