SCHULTZ v. STATE

No. 20050079-CA.

132 P.3d 701 (2006)

2006 UT App 105

Rory J. SCHULTZ, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE of Utah, Respondent and Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

March 16, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brent A. Orozco and Billie J. Siddoway, Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough, Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Atty. Gen., and Erin Riley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before BENCH, P.J., McHUGH and ORME, JJ.


MEMORANDUM DECISION

McHUGH, Judge:

¶ 1 Rory J. Schultz appeals from a court order ruling that Schultz's attorney did not render ineffective assistance when he advised Schultz, who is mentally impaired, of his appellate rights but did not thereafter contact Schultz to reconfirm his decision not to appeal. We affirm.

¶ 2 Schultz's mental impairment makes it difficult for him to remember things. Schultz...

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