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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 29 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Rivera.

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1 State v. Rivera Anchor
utahctapp · 2022
green “when an ineffective assistance claim is raised for the first time on appeal, it presents a question of law.” 8
2 State v. Garrido
utahctapp · 2013
green “choosing to forgo a limiting instruction can be a reasonable decision to avoid drawing attention to unfavorable testimony.” 7
3 State v. Popp
utahctapp · 2019
green “a curative instruction may actually serve to draw the jury's attention toward the subject matter of the instruction and further emphasize the issue the instruction is attempting to cure.” 7
4 State v. Hart
utahctapp · 2020
green “just because counsel can make an objection does not mean counsel must make an objection to avoid rendering ineffective assistance. legal objections are an inherently strategic business.” 7

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