Myers v. State
Utah Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
DURRANT, Associate Chief Justice:
¶ 1 In 1996, Calvin Shane Myers pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated murder for the stabbing death of Irene Christensen and her unborn child. Myers was sentenced to life imprisonment. On July 28, 2000, Myers filed a petition for post-conviction relief, arguing ineffective assistance of counsel and various jurisdictional and constitutional defects in the trial court’s original order and commitment. The post-conviction court denied the petition. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 On the afternoon of December 18,1994, a snowmobiler discovered the frozen body of Irene…
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