STATE v. CHACON

No. 970008.

962 P.2d 48 (1998)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Ernest Ruvel CHACON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Graham, Attorney General, James H. Beadles, Assistant Attorney General, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Gregory M. Constantino, Edwin S. Wall, Salt Lake City, for defendant.

Ernest Ruvel Chacon, Draper, pro se.


DURHAM, Associate Chief Justice:

Defendant Ernest Chacon appeals his conviction for aggravated robbery, claiming he received ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Chacon seeks a new trial because of the following omissions on the part of trial counsel: (1) failing to file a pretrial notice of intention to rely on a voluntary intoxication defense as required by Utah Code Ann. § 77-14-4 (Supp.1997...

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