Patterson v. State
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court dismissing Petitioner's post-conviction challenge to his convictions of child sex abuse and other offenses as time-barred under the Post-Conviction Remedies Act (PCRA), Utah Code 78B-9-101-503, holding that Petitioner's arguments on appeal were unavailing.
Petitioner filed a petition pursuant to the PCRA the district court for post-conviction relief from his criminal conviction and sentence. The district court granted summary judgment for the State, concluding that the petition was time-barred under the PCRA. Petitioner appealed, arguing that the PCRA's time limitations should be tolled or, alternatively, he can invoke the court's constitutional writ power outside the PCRA. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the PCRA time-barred Petitioner's petition; and (2) Petitioner failed to demonstrate that the application of the time-bar contained in the PCRA to Petitioner's petition violated his rights under the Utah Constitution.
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