State v. Goode
Court of Appeals of Utah
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
ORME, Judge:
T1 Defendant appeals from his conviction on several counts of sexual abuse of a child, arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.
1 2 Defendant's crimes came to light after the victim's sister found a note written by the victim mentioning that Defendant had come into her bed and touched her inappropriately. The victim testified that the abuse took place *308over a four-year period. She explained that the inappropriate touching happened in the morning hours, around 6:30, just after her mother left for work each day.
T8 At trial, defense counsel…
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