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STATE v. CRUZ

No. 20190230-CA.

478 P.3d 631 (2020)

2020 UT App 157

STATE of Utah, Appellee, v. Lee Donald CRUZ, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

Filed November 19, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emily Adams and Cherise M. Bacalski , Attorneys for Appellant.

Sean D. Reyes and Karen A. Klucznik , Salt Lake City, Attorneys for Appellee.

Judge David N. Mortensen authored this Opinion, in which Judges Michele M. Christiansen Forster and Kate Appleby concurred.

Opinion

¶1 Lee Donald Cruz appeals his conviction for aggravated kidnapping. He contends his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to move for a directed verdict and by failing to object to the prosecution's introduction of allegedly false evidence to support his conviction. He also contends the...

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