Legal Opinion
State v. Sessions
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided September 27, 2012No. 20110046-CAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McHUGH, Judge:
1 Ronnie Cyril Sessions appeals his convictions for one count of aggravated sexual assault, a first degree felony, see Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-405 (2008) (current version at id. (Supp.2012)), and two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, class B misdemeanors, see id. § 76-5-109.1(2)(c) (2008) (current version at id. (Supp.2012)) 1 On appeal, Sessions argues that his counsel performed ineffectively by using the defense's peremptory challenges in a discriminatory manner, being unable to articulate a nondiscriminatory reason for striking two of the jurors,…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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