Legal Opinion

State v. Frausto

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided August 1, 2002No. 20000520-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Judge:

[T1 Richard Andrew Frausto (Defendant) appeals from a conviction of Murder, a first degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-203 (Supp.1991). Defendant argues that the trial court committed plain error by failing to define terms in a jury instruction and failing to give the jury a supplemental instruction. Defendant also argues that because his trial counsel did not object to the trial court's failure to give a supplemental instruction, he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finally, Defendant argues that delays in his appeals process violated his…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Harris v. ChampionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. Homer Lee TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  3. State v. PursifellCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1987
  4. United States v. William HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. State v. CouchUtah Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. SalgadoCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018
  2. State v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2003
  3. State v. BunkerCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2019
  4. State v. McManigalCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2025

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