ROSS v. STATE

No. 20090894.

293 P.3d 345 (2012)

2012 UT 93

Trovon Donta ROSS, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE of Utah, Respondent and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

December 21, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Shurtleff , Att'y Gen., Laura B. Dupaix , Ryan Tenney , Asst. Att'ys Gen., Salt Lake City, for appellee.

Sanna-Rae Taylor , Salt Lake City, for appellant.


Chief Justice DURRANT, opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 Trovon Donta Ross was convicted of aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder in 2004. Following a direct appeal, he filed a pro se petition seeking relief under the Post-Conviction Remedies Act (PCRA) on the grounds that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to raise the defense of extreme emotional distress and that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise...

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