Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Cook
Utah Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 1990No. 880067PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Justice:
Robert Dunn’s petition for a writ of ha-beas corpus was dismissed without a hearing on the ground that all the issues raised were waived because they could or should have been raised on Dunn’s prior direct appeal. We reverse and remand to the trial court for a hearing.
A jury convicted Dunn of second degree murder and aggravated kidnapping.1 He was represented at trial by a court-appointed attorney. After the conviction, the attorney wrote to Dunn and advised against an appeal based on the attorney’s belief that if the appeal were successful, Dunn could be resentenced to death…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Bullington v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by31 opinions
- State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
- Andrews v. DelandCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- State v. CarterUtah Supreme Court · 1995
- Foote v. Utah Board of PardonsUtah Supreme Court · 1991
- Gardner v. HoldenUtah Supreme Court · 1994
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