STATE v. JIMENEZ

No. 20110819-CA.

291 P.3d 866 (2012)

2012 UT App 341

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Luis Alberto JIMENEZ, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

December 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Driessen , Lindon, for Appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff and Mark C. Field , Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before Judges DAVIS, ROTH, and CHRISTIANSEN.


MEMORANDUM DECISION

ROTH, Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant Luis Alberto Jimenez appeals his conviction for aggravated sexual abuse of a child and forcible sexual abuse, challenging the trial court's posttrial determination that Jimenez's trial counsel was not ineffective. We affirm.

¶ 2 To prevail on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, "a defendant must first demonstrate that counsel's performance was deficient, in that it fell below an objective...

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