State v. Jimenez
State v. Jimenez, 2025 UT App 76 (Harris, J.)
Criminal/Criminal Procedure
The Utah Court of Appeals held:
- Counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to ensure the jury was properly instructed regarding its unanimity obligation.
- Practice tip: The reversal caused the presumption of innocence to reattach, and the court applied the general rule of reviewing the record in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict “somewhat guardedly.”