Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
People v. Pickens
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided August 25, 1994No. Docket Nos. 91434, 95720, (Calendar Nos. 9-10)Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partLevin, J.
I join in affirming Dwayne Pickens’ conviction because he was not denied the effective assistance of counsel.
I would hold, however, that Ralph Wallace was *357prejudiced by his lawyer’s deficient representation, and would reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand for a new trial.
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Judicial vindication of the right to the effective assistance of counsel reduces the risk that an innocent person was convicted, and provides some assurance that a conviction was obtained through fundamentally fair procedures.1 The standard for determining whether there was ineffective assistance of counsel…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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