STATE v. ALLEN

No. 20130405-CA.

353 P.3d 1266 (2015)

2015 UT App 163

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. David James ALLEN, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

June 25, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott L. Wiggins , Salt Lake City, for Appellant.

Sean D. Reyes , Ryan D. Tenney , and Deborah L. Bulkeley , Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Judge KATE A. TOOMEY authored this Memorandum Decision, in which Judges MICHELE M. CHRISTIANSEN and JOHN A. PEARCE concurred.


Memorandum Decision

¶ 1 David James Allen appeals his sentence, arguing that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by not asserting that Allen had mental-health issues as a defense for his probation violation. We affirm.

¶ 2 On February 6, 2012, Allen pled guilty to one count of attempted distribution...

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