S.E. v. State
Court of Appeals of Utah
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PEARCE, Judge: -
1 1 S.E. (Mother) appeals from the juvenile court's order terminating her parental rights in her two boys, A.S. and 8.8. Mother argues that she received ineffective assistance from her counsel at the termination trial and that the juvenile court failed to adequately inquire into the reasons for her expressed dissatisfaction with counsel. We agree that Mother received ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse the juvenile court's termination order and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
2 This appeal concerns Mother's right to parent A.S., born in July 2010, and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. ClarkUtah Supreme Court · 2004
- Menzies v. GaletkaUtah Supreme Court · 2006
- Menzies v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 2014
- State v. LenkartUtah Supreme Court · 2011
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