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Utah Supreme Court· 6/22/1987

State v. Gallegos

Citations

  • 738 P.2d 1040
  • 60 Utah Adv. Rep. 22
  • 1987 Utah LEXIS 741

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  • concluding that the district court abused its discretion in denying the defendant's motion
  • suggesting that the decision for granting leave to withdraw a plea should turn on whether there is \a fair and just reason for granting leave to withdraw the plea\
  • suggesting that the decision for granting leave to withdraw a plea should turn on whether there is \a fair and just reason for granting leave to withdraw the plea\
  • interpreting the former version of Utah Code section 77-13-6, which allowed a guilty plea to be set aside upon a showing of good cause
  • reversing the denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea under the pre-2003 version of the plea withdrawal statute based on the victim’s under-oath recantation of her testimony accusing her boyfriend of assault
  • reversing the defendant's sentence and remanding the case for a new trial

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Judges: Hall, Stewart, Howe, Durham, Zimmerman

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