STATE v. LEWIS

No. 20120712-CA.

337 P.3d 1053 (2014)

2014 UT App 241

STATE of Utah, v. David LEWIS, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

October 17, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori J. Seppi , for Appellant.

Sean D. Reyes and Christopher D. Ballard , Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Judge GREGORY K. ORME authored this Opinion, in which Judges JAMES Z. DAVIS and JOHN A. PEARCE concurred.


Opinion

ORME, Judge:

¶ 1 A jury convicted defendant David Lewis of sexual abuse of a child, a second degree felony. He appeals, arguing, among other things, that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to flawed jury instructions. We agree. Accordingly, we reverse his conviction and remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND1

¶ 2 Though it was already an hour past their usual bedtime, two sisters...

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