Legal Opinion

State v. Arellano

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided February 12, 2026No. Case No. 20230711-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

2026 UT App 19

THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF UTAH, Appellee, v. ALBERTO ARELLANO, Appellant. Opinion No. 20230711-CA Filed February 12, 2026 Fifth District Court, St. George Department The Honorable Eric A. Ludlow No. 201502135 K. Andrew Fitzgerald, Attorney for Appellant Derek E. Brown and Hwa Sung Doucette, Attorneys for Appellee JUDGE JOHN D. LUTHY authored this Opinion, in which JUDGES DAVID N. MORTENSEN and AMY J. OLIVER concurred. LUTHY, Judge: ¶1 Alberto Arellano was convicted of six counts of sexual abuse of a child for his conduct related to three different victims. He now…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. ClarkUtah Supreme Court · 2004
  3. State v. ScottUtah Supreme Court · 2020
  4. State v. IsomCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2015
  5. State v. CraftCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2017

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