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STATE v. TILIAIA

No. 20041030-CA.

153 P.3d 757 (2006)

2006 UT App 474

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Seruka TILIAIA, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

November 30, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Gowans and Randall K. Spencer, Fillmore Spencer LLC, Provo, for Appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Atty. Gen., and Christine F. Soltis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

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

OPINION

ORME, Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant Seruka Tiliaia appeals his conviction of one count of murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of obstruction of justice. Tiliaia argues that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance, that the prosecutor engaged in misconduct during closing arguments, and that the trial court erred in excluding a witness from testifying and in excluding certain hearsay testimony. We affirm.

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