THORNE, Judge:
¶ 1 Defendant Craig Veale appeals from his jury conviction of manslaughter, a second degree felony, in violation of Utah Code section 76-5-205. See Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-205
¶ 2 Veale argues that the evidence presented at trial is not sufficient to support his manslaughter conviction, a lesser included offense of murder, the crime he was originally charged with committing. In particular, Veale specifically asserts there is no evidence that he was aware of the risk he was taking or that he consciously disregarded said risk. Veale therefore contends that it was unreasonable for the jury to find that he acted recklessly, a required element for this manslaughter conviction. See id. § 76-5-205(1)(a). As a general rule, we will not consider a defendant's sufficiency of the evidence claim if the defendant has failed to raise it before the trial court. See State v. Holgate, 2000 UT 74, ¶¶ 11, 14, 10 P.3d 346. Veale did not challenge the sufficiency of the manslaughter evidence either before or after the jury verdict. Rather, Veale asked the trial court to instruct the jury on the lesser charge of manslaughter and dismiss the murder charge.
¶ 3 Veale also argues that his defense counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to object to the medical examiner's detailed and gruesome testimony about the victim's wounds including the introduction of a Styrofoam head depicting the location of the victim's injuries. According to Veale this evidence was unnecessary because the cause of the victim's death was not at issue and the use of the Styrofoam head was, therefore, unfairly prejudicial.
¶ 4 "An ineffective assistance of counsel claim raised for the first time on appeal presents a question of law." State v. Pedersen, 2010 UT App 38, ¶ 9, 227 P.3d 1264 (internal quotation marks omitted). Veale can prevail on his ineffective assistance claim if he can "show that [(1)] his trial counsel's performance was deficient, in that it fell below an objective standard of reasonableness, and [(2)] that the deficient performance prejudiced the outcome of the trial." State v. Bryant, 965 P.2d 539, 542 (Utah Ct.App. 1998) (internal quotation marks omitted). "Failure to establish either prong is fatal to [Veale's] ineffective assistance claim." Pedersen, 2010 UT App 38, ¶ 13, 227 P.3d 1264.
¶ 5 To satisfy the first part of the test, Veale "must overcome the strong presumption that [his] trial counsel rendered adequate assistance by persuading the court that there was no conceivable tactical basis for counsel's actions." State v. Millard, 2010 UT App 355, ¶ 14, 246 P.3d 151 (alteration in original) (internal quotation marks omitted). Here, before trial, defense counsel filed a Motion in Limine to Exclude Gruesome Photographs arguing that any probative information
¶ 6 Veale failed to preserve his insufficiency of the evidence issue below and argues neither plain error nor exceptional circumstances on appeal. As such, we do not address this claim. Additionally, defense counsel's failure to object to the introduction of the medical examiner's use of a Styrofoam head was a reasonable trial strategy. As a result, Veale cannot satisfy the first part of his ineffective assistance of counsel claim, failure of which is fatal to his claim.
¶ 7 Accordingly, we uphold Veale's manslaughter conviction.
¶ 8 WE CONCUR: CAROLYN B. McHUGH, Presiding Judge and JAMES Z. DAVIS, Judge.