Opinion ID: 2576322
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Failure to Object to the Content and Timing of the Jury Instructions

Text: ¶ 47 We finally turn to Cruz's claim that his attorney rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to the content and timing of the jury instructions. This claim is severely undermined by our conclusion that the trial court did not err in either the substantive content of its reasonable doubt instructions or the timing of those instructions. Indeed, in light of those conclusions, Cruz cannot establish that his attorney was deficient in failing to object or that the objections, if made, would have yielded a reasonable probability of a different result. See Myers, 2004 UT 31 at ¶ 20, 94 P.3d 211. We therefore reject Cruz's claim that his attorney rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to the content and timing of the jury instructions.