State of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Ronald K. Clark, Defendant and Appellant

Summary

The court affirmed Clark’s convictions, rejecting his claim that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to testimony under Utah Rules of Evidence 701, 702, and 704. The court concluded that counsel had conceivable tactical reasons for not objecting and that, in any event, the substantial independent evidence of guilt made a different verdict highly unlikely.