HOUSKEEPER v. STATE

No. 20061106.

197 P.3d 636 (2008)

2008 UT 78

Spencer HOUSKEEPER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE of Utah, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Petro, Provo, for plaintiff.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Erin Riley, Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant.


INTRODUCTION

DURRANT, Associate Chief Justice:

¶ 1 Spencer Houskeeper seeks to have his conviction for attempted rape vacated. Houskeeper claims he is entitled to relief under the Post-Conviction Remedies Act (the "PCRA") because he received ineffective assistance of counsel at a juvenile court retention hearing. As a result of that hearing, Houskeeper was bound over to the district court, tried, convicted, and sentenced as an adult. After unsuccessfully...

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