2015 UT App 243 - State v. Cheek’s Empirical Analysis
2015
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
1
states following
March 2026
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Cuyler v. Sullivan · Justices of Boston Municipal Court v. Lydon · People v. Doolin · State v. Dunn
Most-quoted passages
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“must demonstrate as a threshold matter that the defense attorney was required to make a choice advancing [another's] interests to the detriment of [the defendant's] interests.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Hypothetical or speculative conflicts will not suffice to establish a violation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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