People v. Jaffe

After a jury trial, defendant Sheldon Jaffe was convicted of the murder of Patricia Dean (Pat) and the attempted murder of Ghazi Dean (Ghazi). On appeal, defendant asserts he was not proven guilty of murder and attempted murder beyond a reasonable doubt, he was deprived of his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel, the trial court improperly instructed the jury on a witness’ mental history, the trial court improperly restricted the cross-examination of Ghazi, defendant’s sentence was not entered in compliance with the requirements of the habitual criminal act, and the…