State v. Cantarero
Court of Appeals of Utah
Judge Michele M. Christiansen Forster authored this Opinion, in which Judges Kate A. Toomey and Jill M. Pohlman concurred.
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTIANSEN FORSTER, Judge:
¶1 Defendant Wilfredo Cantarero appeals from his convictions of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child. He argues that he received constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel because his counsel failed to object to a jury instruction, failed to question a witness thoroughly, and failed to object to the jury reviewing certain evidence during deliberation. We conclude that Cantarero has not demonstrated ineffective assistance of counsel. Accordingly, we affirm.
BACKGROUND 1
¶2 In preparation for a Fourth of July camping trip, Cantarero and his wife…
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