MYERS v. STATE

No. 20010955.

94 P.3d 211 (2004)

2004 UT 31

Calvin Shane MYERS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE of Utah and James Smith, Warden of the Utah State Prison, in his official capacity, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

April 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven B. Wall, Scott H. York, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Christopher D. Ballard, Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendants.


DURRANT, Associate Chief Justice:

¶ 1 In 1996, Calvin Shane Myers pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated murder for the stabbing death of Irene Christensen and her unborn child. Myers was sentenced to life imprisonment. On July 28, 2000, Myers filed a petition for post-conviction relief, arguing ineffective assistance of counsel and various jurisdictional and constitutional defects in the trial court's original order...

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