State v. Denney

DAVIDSON, Judge:

Defendant appeals from the trial court’s revocation of his probation. He claims that his probation term automatically terminated after eighteen months by operation of law pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 77-18-l(10)(a) (Supp.1986). 1 We agree and reverse.

Defendant pleaded guilty, on September 18, 1985, to two third degree felony charges of uttering a forged prescription under Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-8(4)(a)(iii) (1985). On March 20, 1986, he was sentenced to two indeterminate sentences of zero to five years at the Utah State Prison. The trial court suspended the prison term and…