Legal Opinion
State v. Martinez-Castellanos
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided January 20, 2017No. 20130432-CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROTH, Judge:
¶1 Abisai Martinez-Castellanos appeals his convictions for two counts of possession or use of a controlled substance, Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-8(2)(b)(ii) (LexisNexis 2012), one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, id. § 58-37a-5, and one count of driving with a controlled substance in the body, id. § 41-6a-517 (2014). Because of the cumulative effect of several errors, our confidence that Martinez-Castellanos received a fair trial is undermined. We vacate his convictions and remand for a new trial.
BACKGROUND1
The Traffic Stop
¶2 In June 2010, Martinez-Castellanos was…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by5 opinions
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