PEOPLE v. ARMSTRONG

Docket No. 142762.

806 N.W.2d 676 (2011)

490 Mich. 281

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Rankin ARMSTRONG, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided October 26, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

State Appellate Defender (by Peter John Van Hoek ) for defendant.


Opinion

ZAHRA, J.

In this case, we consider whether the ineffective assistance of defendant's trial counsel in failing to seek the introduction into evidence of cell phone records that would have undermined the complainant's credibility prejudiced defendant, thereby entitling him to a new trial. The Court of Appeals held that, even assuming that defense counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness, defendant had failed to show...

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