Appellate Court of Illinois· 4/30/2009

People v. Bryant

Citations

907 N.E.2d 862
391 Ill. App. 3d 228
330 Ill. Dec. 49
2009 Ill. App. LEXIS 238

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noting the failure to present testimony from a defendant after promising to do so is “highly prejudicial”
abandoning or changing a defense during trial can be a plausible strategic decision
finding on direct appeal that trial counsel’s strategy was unreasonable where counsel explained his strategy at a posttrial hearing and the explanation showed counsel’s failure to call promised witnesses was not the result of their unavailability or reluctance
trial court did not abuse its discretion by allowing the jury to view the video recordings of the defendants’ interviews with investigators
failure to call witnesses prejudiced defendant and thus constituted ineffective assistance of counsel
counsel may be deemed ineffective if he promises a particular witness during his opening statement but does not provide the promised testimony (citing People v. Ligon, 365 Ill. App. 3d 109, 119-20 (2006))

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Judges: Wexstten

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