STATE v. HOVATER

No. 940618.

914 P.2d 37 (1996)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Michael Roger HOVATER, Jr., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Graham, Atty. Gen., Joanne C. Slotnik, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, and William F. Daines, Ogden, for plaintiff.

Kent E. Snider, Ogden, for defendant.


RUSSON, Justice:

Michael Hovater appeals from a conviction of distributing a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a park, a first degree felony, in violation of section 58-37-8(1)(a)(ii), -8(5)(a)(v) of the Utah Code. Hovater asserts that his trial attorney's conduct was so deficient that he was denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution...

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