Utah Supreme Court· 6/5/1998

State v. Chacon

Citations

962 P.2d 48
344 Utah Adv. Rep. 17
1998 Utah LEXIS 33
1998 WL 289955

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holding that proof of ineffective assistance must be based on \a demonstrable reality and not a speculative matter\ (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
stating that prejudice may not be established as “a speculative matter” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
stating that prejudice must be \a demonstrable reality and not a speculative matter\ (internal quotation marks omitted)
stating that prejudice must be \a demonstrable reality and not a speculative matter\ (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
stating that prejudice may not be established as \a speculative matter\ (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
\Neither speculative claims nor counsel's failure to make futile objections establishes ineffective assistance of counsel.\

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Judges: Durham, Howe, Stewart, Zimmerman, Russon, Durham'S

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