State v. Kennedy
Court of Appeals of Utah
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PEARCE, Judge:
€ 1 Defendant Benita Kennedy appeals her obstruction-of-justice conviction. She contends that the jury instructions were vague, that the court erred in rejecting her proposed mistake-of-fact instruction, and that she was deprived of her constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel when her trial counsel failed to object to the sufficiency of the evidence against her. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
12 We recite the facts in the light moszc favorable to the jury's verdict, and we present conflicting evidence as necessary to understand the issues raised on appeal. State v.…
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