STATE v. LAWSON

No. 20170614-CA.

436 P.3d 354 (2018)

2018 UT App 186

STATE of Utah, Appellee, v. William Monroe LAWSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

Filed September 27, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret P. Lindsay and Douglas J. Thompson , Attorneys for Appellant.

Sean D. Reyes and Marian Decker , Salt Lake City, Attorneys for Appellee.

Judge Diana Hagen authored this Opinion, in which Judges Gregory K. Orme and Ryan M. Harris concurred.


Opinion

¶ 1 William Monroe Lawson appeals the district court's denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence pursuant to rule 22(e) of the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure. He argues that his sentence of five years to life exceeded the maximum penalty for the offense to which he pled guilty. Because we lack an...

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