State v. Lewis

FRYE, Justice.

Defendant contends on this appeal that he was denied his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel because of his own lawyer’s misstatements during opening statements to the jury. Defendant contends also that the trial judge committed reversible error when he instructed the jury regarding defense counsel’s misstatements, for his failure to instruct the jury on felony murder, and for his alleged failure to exercise any discretion when denying the jury access to the trial transcripts during jury deliberations. We find no prejudicial error and hold that defendant…