Legal Opinion
State v. Hales
Utah Supreme Court
Decided January 30, 2007No. 20050131PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DURRANT, Justice:
INTRODUCTION
1 1 In December 1997, Luther Deem ("Luther") died at the age of twelve due to complications from severe brain injuries that he sustained in December 1985 as a five-month-old infant. In February 2000, a little more than two years after Luther's death, the State charged Defendant Warren Hales with murder, alleging that in 1985 Hales shook the then-infant Luther violently, causing his brain injuries. A jury convicted Hales of murder, and the district court denied his subsequent motion for a new trial.
{2 On appeal, Hales asserts two claims that would lead to the…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by52 opinions
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