Legal Opinion
People v. LaVearn
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 17, 1995No. Docket 98721PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Per curiam
The defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and felony-firearm. However, the Court of Appeals reversed the convictions and remanded the case for a new trial on the ground that the defendant had been denied the effective assistance of trial counsel. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals, and remand the case for consideration of the defendant’s other claims.
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In its opinion of reversal, 1 the Court of Appeals provided this factual account:
Defendant’s convictions stem from the June 20, 1991, shooting death of Steven Walker in the City of Detroit. The decedent and six other men…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. GintherMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- Nix v. WhitesideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Schweiker v. HansenSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- People v. PickensMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by56 opinions
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