State v. McClellan

2009 UT 50

State of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Carl McClellan, Defendant and Petitioner.

No. 20080350.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Filed July 31, 2009.

This opinion is subject to revision before final publication in the Pacific Reporter.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Marian Decker, Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for respondent.

Margaret P. Lindsay, Spanish Fork, for petitioner.

WILKINS, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 This court granted certiorari on the following issues: (1) Whether the court of appeals erred in its assessment of defendant Carl McClellan's contention of plain error and ineffective…