Legal Opinion
State v. Graham
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided November 29, 2012No. 20100827-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORME, Judge:
T1 Defendant appeals from his conviction on two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-401 (2008). Defendant claims that his waiver of the right to counsel at trial was not knowing and voluntary and that both of his trial attorneys were constitutionally ineffective. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
2 Defendant was charged in August 2008 with two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. Over the course of his prose-ecution, Defendant proved to be difficult. For example, his first court appearance was delayed because he refused to appear, and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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