The Appellate Group

State v. Hogue

State v. Hogue, 2025 UT App 88 (Christiansen Forster, J.)

Criminal

The Utah Court of Appeals held:

  • The mens rea evidence presented by the State was sufficient to support the convictions.  
  • The prosecutorial misconduct claims were not preserved for appellate review.
  • Trial counsel did not provide ineffective assistance because trial counsel did not perform deficiently by pursuing a self-defense strategy to the exclusion of an inconsistent alternative theory.

Read the full court opinion