Legal Opinion

State v. Biebinger

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided June 21, 2018No. 20160460-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Judge:

¶1 A jury convicted Defendant Vernon Richard Biebinger of various crimes stemming from a traffic stop gone awry. He appeals his convictions, arguing that he was incompetent at the time of his trial and that his counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to file a competency petition during trial. We reject Defendant's arguments and affirm his convictions.

BACKGROUND

¶2 In March 2014, Defendant was driving a car with three passengers when one of the passengers alerted him that there was a police car behind him. In response, Defendant quickly executed a left turn and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. State v. ClarkUtah Supreme Court · 2004
  3. State v. CurtisCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2013
  4. Jacobs v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 2001
  5. State v. YoungUtah Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. PowellCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2020
  2. Price City v. BuckCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2025
  3. State v. BruhnCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2019
  4. State v. AguilarCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2022

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