Legal Opinion

P.C. v. State

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided April 30, 2015No. 20140236-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

VOROS, Judge:

¶ 1 The juvenile court terminated the parental rights of a father to two children on the ground that the father had sexually abused his children's half sister. The father, a Peruvian national, lived in the United States for eight years before a series of criminal convictions culminated in his deportation. The father was represented at trial, but the juvenile court denied a motion to appoint a Spanish-speaking attorney. The Juvenile court also denied a motion to continue. We affirm.

*754BACKGROUND

¶ 2 The juvenile court proceeding originally involved five children. P.C. (Father)…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Pratt v. NelsonUtah Supreme Court · 2007
  3. State v. WorwoodUtah Supreme Court · 2007
  4. United States v. Hector Soto HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  5. State v. PursifellCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1987

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