STATE v. SCOTT

No. 20170518.

462 P.3d 350 (2020)

2020 UT 13

STATE of Utah, Petitioner, v. Tracy SCOTT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Filed March 9, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys:1

Sean D. Reyes , Att'y Gen., Tera J. Peterson , Asst. Solic. Gen., Salt Lake City, David S. Sturgill , Lance E. Bastian , Provo, for petitioner.

Margaret P. Lindsay , Douglas J. Thompson , Provo, for respondent.

Justice Petersen authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Durrant, Associate Chief Justice Lee, Justice Himonas, and Justice Pearce joined.


On Certiorari to the Utah Court of Appeals

¶1 Tracy Scott contends that his lawyer provided ineffective assistance as Scott stood trial for the murder of his wife, Teresa Scott. Scott admitted at trial that he shot Teresa.2 But he maintained that he did so while...

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