Michigan Court of Appeals· 5/22/2008

People v. Brown

Citations

755 N.W.2d 664
279 Mich. App. 116

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stating that the defendant bears the burden of establishing that the prosecutor’s misconduct resulted in a miscarriage of justice
noting that “[a]ctual physical possession is not required to meet the possession element”
raising a futile objection or motion is not ineffective as a matter of law
“It is well established that defense counsel is not ineffective for failing to pursue a futile motion.”
“It is well established that defense counsel is not ineffective for failing to pursue a futile motion.”
“Circumstantial evidence that a defendant had the exclusive control or dominion over property on which contraband narcotics are found is sufficient to establish that the defendant constructively possessed the narcotics.”

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Judges: Zahra, White, O'Connell

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