PETERSON v. KENNARD

No. 20070238.

201 P.3d 956 (2008)

2008 UT 90

Justin Brent PETERSON, Petitioner, v. Sheriff Aaron D. KENNARD, Chief Paul Cunningham, Salt Lake County Jail, and Taylorsville Justice Court, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 30, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joan C. Watt, Heather A. Brereton, Debra M. Nelson, Salt Lake City, for petitioner.

John N. Brems, George B. Hofmann, Salt Lake City, for respondents.


On Certiorari to the Utah Court of Appeals

NEHRING, Justice:

¶ 1 We agreed to answer three questions in our writ of certiorari. First, whether Justin Peterson's asserted lack of representation by counsel during the period he could appeal his conviction constitutes a special circumstance permitting him to seek post-conviction relief. We hold that there were no unusual circumstances or other common law exceptions

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