State v. Dean

AMENDED OPINION

On Certiorari to the Utah Court of Appeals

DURHAM, Chief Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 Wallace Wayne Dean pled guilty to two counts of child abuse and one count of assault. Dean later sought to withdraw his plea, claiming the trial judge had not strictly complied with Utah Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(e). The trial court denied Dean’s motion. Dean appealed and the court of appeals reversed. The case is now before us on a writ of certiorari. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 On March 8, 2000, Dean pled guilty to two counts of child abuse and one count of assault. 1 These charges stemmed from…