State v. Hon. Boyden

Justice Pearce, opinion of the Court:

*739 INTRODUCTION

¶1 In this somewhat unconventional proceeding, the State seeks to overturn a conviction it recently obtained. The State appears convinced of the defendant's guilt but nevertheless claims it has convicted the wrong person and wants to correct that error. The person the State convicted-that is, the person who was sent to prison for the crime-opposes the State's efforts.

¶2 The district court rebuffed the State's attempt to fix the situation with a motion made under Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), reasoning that the court had lost jurisdiction…