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Utah Supreme Court· 10/4/1991

State v. Humphries

Citations

  • 818 P.2d 1027
  • 171 Utah Adv. Rep. 6
  • 1991 Utah LEXIS 138
  • 1991 WL 203416

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  • determining that judicial economy would be served in addressing the merits of the case, as opposed to leaving the issue to postconviction proceedings, where the court was \not aware of any evidence or argument which might be made that is not now before [it]\
  • generally ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim \cannot be raised on [direct] appeal because the trial record is insufficient to allow claim to be determined\
  • generally ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim “cannot be raised on [direct] appeal because the trial record is insufficient to allow claim to be determined”
  • where record is adequate and defendant is no longer represented by trial counsel, ineffective assistance claim may be heard on direct appeal
  • generally ineffective assistance of counsel claim \cannot be raised on [direct] appeal because the trial record is insufficient to allow claim to be determined\
  • generally ineffective assistance of counsel claim “cannot be raised on [direct] appeal because the trial record is insufficient to allow claim to be determined”

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Judges: Howe, Hall, Stewart, Durham, Zimmerman

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