OLIVER v. STATE

No. 20050090.

147 P.3d 410 (2006)

2006 UT 60

Gary Lee OLIVER, Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. STATE of Utah, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 6, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary L. Oliver, pro se.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Christopher D. Ballard, Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for respondent.


On Certiorari to the Utah Court of Appeals

NEHRING, Justice:

¶ 1 When he pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife, Gary Oliver disclosed to the sentencing court that he had taken some pills to help him sleep and cope with depression. He insisted, however, that he understood the meaning and consequences of his guilty plea. He later changed his mind and claimed that the medicine he had taken made him incapable of entering a knowing and voluntary plea and...

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