Legal Opinion

Perea v. State

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided December 20, 2018No. 20170398-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORME, Judge:

¶1 Appellant Riqo Perea challenges the district court's order dismissing his petition for postconviction relief that was premised on a claim of factual innocence. We affirm.

¶2 Perea, a member of the Ogden Trece gang, was visiting an Ogden home with several friends, including other Trece gang members. He got into a heated argument with members of the rival Norteños gang who were attending a wedding reception at a house across the street. Perea and his friends then got into a vehicle. As the vehicle pulled away, Perea, in the front passenger seat, climbed out the window, reached…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonUtah Supreme Court · 2017
  2. Jensen Ex Rel. Jensen v. CunninghamUtah Supreme Court · 2011
  3. State v. PereaUtah Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Gressman v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 2013
  5. Brown v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 2013

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Sullivan v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2019
  2. Perea v. BenzonDistrict Court, D. Utah · 2023
  3. Peterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2024

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