State of Utah v. Patrick

IN THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS

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State of Utah,
Plaintiff and Appellee,

v.

Davis Lee Patrick,
Defendant and Appellant.

MEMORANDUM DECISION
(Not For Official Publication)
 

Case No. 20020247-CA
 

F I L E D
(May 22, 2003)
 

2003 UT App 165

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First District, Logan Department

The Honorable Clint S. Judkins

Attorneys: Barbara King Lachmar, Logan, for Appellant

Mark L. Shurtleff and Laura B. Dupaix, Salt Lake City, for Appellee

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Before Judges Davis, Orme, and Thorne.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant David Lee Patrick appeals his conviction of Possessing a Prohibited Item in a Correctional Facility, a second degree felony. Appellant's counsel filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 783, 87 S. Ct. 1396 (1967) and State v. Clayton, 639 P.2d 168 (Utah 1981). The brief "objectively demonstrate[s] that the issues raised are frivolous." State v. Flores, 855 P.2d 258, 260 (Utah Ct. App. 1993) (per curiam); see also Dunn v. Cook, 791 P.2d 873, 877 (Utah 1990) (stating an Anders brief must demonstrate any "potentially meritorious" issues are actually frivolous). Based upon our independent examination of the record, we determine that the appeal is, indeed, wholly frivolous and, accordingly, we affirm the conviction and grant counsel's motion to withdraw.

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James Z. Davis, Judge

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Gregory K. Orme, Judge

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William A. Thorne Jr., Judge