Legal Opinion

State v. Lopez

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided January 10, 2019No. 20150052-CAPublishedCited by 8 opinions

Judge Michele M. Christiansen Forster authored this Opinion, in which Judges Kate Appleby and Diana Hagen concurred.

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIANSEN FORSTER, Judge:

¶1 Defendant Andre Gustavo Henry Lopez appeals his convictions for rape, object rape, and assault. Defendant argues that he received constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel and that the cumulative effect of counsel's errors deprived him of a fair trial. We reject each of Defendant's arguments and affirm.

BACKGROUND 1

¶2 Defendant and his girlfriend (Girlfriend) lived together. One evening, they attended a wedding reception where they both consumed alcohol. Defendant observed Girlfriend speaking to other men and became agitated. After leaving with…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. ClarkUtah Supreme Court · 2004
  4. State v. MaestasUtah Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Layton City v. CarrCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2014

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. SkinnerCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2020
  2. State v. SamoraCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2022
  3. State v. VigilCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2019
  4. State v. HolsombackCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2022
  5. State v. GalindoCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2019

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