STATE v. LOPEZ

No. 20040816-CA.

128 P.3d 1 (2005)

2005 UT App 496

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Rey de la Cruz LOPEZ, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

November 17, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Shurtleff, Atty. Gen., Karen A. Klucznik, and Richard G. Hamp, Asst. Attys. Gen., Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

Debra M. Nelson, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Legal Defenders Ass'n, for Appellee.

Before BILLINGS, P.J., BENCH, Associate P.J., and THORNE, Jr., J.


OPINION

BILLINGS, Presiding Judge:

¶ 1 The State appeals the trial court's sua sponte order withdrawing Defendant Rey de la Cruz Lopez's guilty pleas to two counts of forgery, third degree felonies, in violation of Utah Code section 76-6-501. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-501 (1999). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In April 1999, Defendant presented an invalid social security number and a counterfeit residency card in order...

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