State v. Corona
State v. Corona, 2025 UT App 93 (Mortensen, J.)
Criminal
The Utah Court of Appeals held:
- Counsel was not deficient in failing to file a motion for directed verdict based on a theory of inherent improbability.
- Defendant was not prejudiced by counsel’s failure to object to testimony under rule 403.
- Practice tip: The inherent improbability standard generally is not satisfied by the mere existence of a conflict in the evidence. Appellate courts have reversed only once under the inherent improbability standard.