Legal Opinion
State v. McClellan
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided February 22, 2008No. 20051048-CAPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McHUGH, Judge:
¶ 1 Defendant Carl McClellan appeals his conviction of rape, a first degree felony. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-402 (Supp.2007). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶2 In 1988, McClellan was arrested and charged with rape. Throughout the pretrial process, McClellan was represented by attorney Phil Hadfield. At some point prior to trial, however, Hadfield ceased representing McClellan and took a position with the Utah County Attorney’s Office (the County Attorney), the agency prosecuting McClellan. Three days prior to trial, McClellan’s new attorney, James Rupper, filed a motion to…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ross v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- State v. DunnUtah Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. MenziesUtah Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. KnightUtah Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. BalfourCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2008
- State v. McClellanUtah Supreme Court · 2009
- People v. DavenportMichigan Court of Appeals · 2008
- State v. PerryCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2009
- People v. DavenportMichigan Supreme Court · 2009
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