Legal Opinion

State v. Goode

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided October 12, 2012No. 20090250-CAPublishedCited by 9 opinions

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…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. LitherlandUtah Supreme Court · 2000
  3. State v. CrosbyUtah Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Benvenuto v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 2007
  5. State v. PerryCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2009

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. ReidCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018
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  5. State v. CantareroCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2018

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