TAYLOR v. STATE

No. 20090771.

270 P.3d 471 (2012)

2012 UT 5

Von Lester TAYLOR, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE of Utah, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

January 24, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian M. Pomerantz , Los Angeles, CA, Megan Blythe Moriarty , Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff , Att'y Gen., Thomas Brunker , Erin Riley , Asst. Att'ys Gen., Salt Lake City, for appellee.


Justice PARRISH, opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 In this appeal we decide whether the district court correctly granted the State's motion to dismiss Von Lester Taylor's second petition for post-conviction relief. The district court held that all of Taylor's claims1 were procedurally barred under the Post-Conviction Remedies Act (PCRA) because they were raised, or could have been, but were not, raised in a prior proceeding...

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