State v. Wall
State v. Wall, 2025 UT App 30 (Harris, J.)
Criminal
The Utah Court of Appeals held:
- Defendant had not demonstrated that she received ineffective assistance of counsel regarding failure to (1) request an instruction on affirmative defense to theft, (2) request a specific unanimity instruction on obstruction of justice, (3) object to hearsay in calls between Defendant and her parents, and (4) file a post-sentencing motion.
- The district court did not err in denying Defendant’s request to remove “firmly convinced” language for the jury instruction regarding reasonable doubt.