Legal Opinion

State v. Gonzales-Bejarano

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided April 12, 2018No. 20160271-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIANSEN, Judge:

¶1 Defendant Enrique Valentin Gonzales-Bejarano appeals from his convictions: two second-degree felonies, four third-degree felonies, and a class A misdemeanor. Specifically, he argues that he did not receive his constitutionally guaranteed right to the effective assistance of counsel because his counsel had a conflict of interest, failed to object to certain testimony, and failed to move for a directed verdict with regard to two of the charges. We conclude that Defendant has not demonstrated any prejudice resulting from the alleged conflict of interest or hearsay…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. State v. LitherlandUtah Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Archuleta v. GaletkaUtah Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Layton City v. CarrCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2014

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