The Appellate Group

State v. Cortez-Izarraraz

State v. Cortez-Izarraraz, 2025 UT App 116 (Harris, J.)

Criminal

The Utah Court of Appeals held: 

  • Defendant could not prove that his trial counsel performed deficiently by failing to ask a potential juror the same question a third time, even if the juror answered the question in a way demonstrating bias during a post-trial investigation.  

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