STATE v. TYLER

No. 910118.

850 P.2d 1250 (1993)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. James Douglas TYLER, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 31, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Paul Van Dam, Atty. Gen., Kevin J. Murphy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.

Manny C. Garcia, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.


HALL, Chief Justice:

Defendant James Douglas Tyler appeals his conviction for aggravated arson, a first degree felony in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-103. Tyler brings this appeal, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of his constitutional right to counsel.1 We affirm.

We recite the facts in a light most favorable to the jury verdict.2 On the evening of July 1, 1990, Tyler...

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