State of Utah v. Robert Craig Thomas : Brief of Appellant

Consolidated appeals from the following two judgments of conviction: (1) possession of a controlled substance, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Annotated section 58-37-8(2)(a)(i) (Supp. 2004) and attempted forgery, a class A misdemeanor, in violation of Utah Code Annotated sections 76-4-101 (Supp. 2004) and 76-6-501 (2003); and, (2) attempted unlawful use of a financial transaction card, a class A misdemeanor in violation of Utah Code Annotated sections 76-4-101 (Supp. 2004) and 76-6-506.1 (2003) and theft by deception, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Annotated sections 76-6-502 (2003), in the Third Judicial District Court, in and for Salt Lake County, State of Utah, the Honorable Leslie A. Lewis, presiding. Appellant Robert Craig Thomas remains incarcerated pending the outcome of this appeal