State of Utah v. Perry
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State of Utah,
Plaintiff and Appellee,
v.
Steven R. Perry,
Defendant and Appellant.
MEMORANDUM DECISION
(Not For Official Publication)
Case No. 20000756-CA
F I L E D
January 10, 2002 2002 UT App 4 -----
Second District, Ogden Department
The Honorable Michael J. Glasmann
Attorneys:
Maurice Richards, Ogden, for Appellant
Mark L. Shurtleff, Kris C. Leonard, and Brenda J. Beaton, Salt Lake City, for Appellee
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Before Judges Billings, Davis, and Thorne.
DAVIS, Judge:
Appellant raises an ineffective assistance of counsel claim based on allegations that his attorney was repeatedly absent from hearings and sent substitute counsel to represent him. Appellant entered unconditional guilty pleas to the charges, and has thus waived any direct appeal of this issue. See State v. Munson, 972 P.2d 418, 420-21 (Utah 1998); State v. Jennings, 875 P.2d 566, 567 n.1 (Utah Ct. App. 1994). Moreover, appellant does not allege the plea was defective, nor has he sought to withdraw the plea in the trial court or here on appeal. Appellant also does not challenge his sentence.
In addition, we are unable to determine exactly what relief appellant is seeking in this court. Rule 24 of the Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure requires that an appellant's brief contain a "short conclusion stating the precise relief sought." Utah R. App. P. 24(a)(10). Appellant's brief fails to comply with this provision; accordingly, we need not address his argument. SeeState v. Thomas, 961 P.2d 299, 305 (Utah 1998) (stating that an appellate court is not "a depository in which the appealing party may dump the burden of argument and research") (internal quotations and citations omitted).
Affirmed.
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James Z. Davis, Judge
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WE CONCUR:
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Judith M. Billings,
Associate Presiding Judge
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William A. Thorne, Judge
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