Legal Opinion

State v. Nelson-Waggoner

Utah Supreme Court

Decided April 16, 2004No. 20000613PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEHRING, Justice:

¶ 1 Stacey Nelson-Waggoner appeals his conviction for aggravated sexual assault. The trial court sentenced Mr. Nelson-Wag-goner to a prison term of ten years to life, to be served consecutively with a sentence from a prior first degree felony conviction. On appeal, Mr. Nelson-Waggoner asserts: (1) that the trial court committed plain error by allowing the State to amend the criminal information two days prior to trial, and (2) that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

¶2 In November 1996, K.W. was living with her parents in Logan, Utah. The family had…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. MontoyaUtah Supreme Court · 2004
  4. State v. FultonUtah Supreme Court · 1987
  5. State v. ArchambeauCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1991

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. State v. WinfieldUtah Supreme Court · 2006
  2. State v. PinderUtah Supreme Court · 2005
  3. State v. MunguiaUtah Supreme Court · 2011
  4. State v. RossUtah Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Jacob v. BezzantUtah Supreme Court · 2009

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