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Utah Supreme Court· 4/23/1987

State v. Medina

Citations

  • 738 P.2d 1021
  • 56 Utah Adv. Rep. 17
  • 1987 Utah LEXIS 838

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  • reviewing challenge to an Allen instruction only under ineffective assistance of counsel because trial counsel affirmatively stated at trial that she had no objection to the instruction
  • court refused to consider manifest injustice exception where defense counsel stated she had no objection to the instruction
  • manifest error and ineffective assistance claims asserted to avoid effect of failure to object
  • manifest error and ineffective assistance claims asserted to avoid effect of failure to object
  • \[Tlhe fact remains that counsel consciously chose not to assert any objection that might have been raised and affirmatively led the trial court to believe that there was nothing wrong with the instruction.\
  • \[Tihe fact remains that counsel consciously chose not to assert any objection that might have been raised and affirmatively led the trial court to believe that there was nothing wrong with the instruction.\

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Judges: Durham, Hall, Howe, Stewart, Zimmerman

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