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· 9/29/2000

State v. Litherland

Citations

  • 2000 UT 76
  • 12 P.3d 92
  • 405 Utah Adv. Rep. 14
  • 2000 Utah LEXIS 121
  • 2000 WL 1459448

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • requiring the defendant to demonstrate that the deficient performance prejudiced him, meaning that it likely affected the outcome of the case
  • \Neither speculative claims nor counsel's failure to make futile objections establishes ineffective assistance of counsel.\
  • “Neither speculative claims nor counsel’s failure to make futile objections establishes ineffective assistance of counsel.”
  • “[A] defendant is not in a position to raise the argument that trial counsel was ineffective when that defendant is represented by the same counsel on appeal as at trial.”
  • discussing the “pre-rule 23B regime”

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Judges: Durrant, Howe, Russon, Durham, Wilkins, Durrant'S

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