Legal Opinion

Matthews v. Galetka

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided May 7, 1998No. 970179-CAPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILLINGS, Judge:

Daniel Matthews appeals the dismissal of his petition for extraordinary relief following an evidentiary hearing, in which he sought a new trial for his conviction of sexual abuse of a child, a second degree felony. We affirm.

FACTS

On May 3,1993, a jury convicted Matthews of sexual abuse of a child, a second degree felony. At trial, the State introduced both previously conducted interview testimony with the victim, his eleven-year-old sister, as well as her live testimony accusing Matthews of sexual abuse. Following his conviction, Matthews did not seek a new trial. In…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Larrison v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1928
  2. Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
  3. State v. FisherArizona Supreme Court · 1984
  4. State v. JamesUtah Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Fisher v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Julian v. StateUtah Supreme Court · 2002
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  5. Peterson v. KennardCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2007

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