Court of Appeals of Utah September 24, 1998, No. 971107-CA (State v. Merila)

OPINION

BENCH, Judge:

Defendant, Mark Stephen Merila, a Utah State Prison parolee, was convicted of absconding from parole supervision, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-8-309.5(2) (Supp.1998). We reverse.

BACKGROUND

In 1995, defendant obtained parole after serving part of his prison sentence.