Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided August 27, 2015No. 20130957-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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TOOMEY, Judge:

T1 Martin Ray Jackson appeals from the dismissal of his petition seeking post-convietion relief from his conviction for unlawfoal sexual conduct, a third-degree felony. His petition contended he was deprived of his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel failed to raise a statute-of-limitations defense. But Jackson has not shown on appeal that his counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness, and we therefore affirm the district court's decision to grant the State's motion for summary judgment and to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Spaziano v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Bailey v. BaylesUtah Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. BruunCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2017
  2. State v. GallegosCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018
  3. Bryant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2021
  4. State v. GallegosCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018

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