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People v. Reed

Citations

  • 556 N.W.2d 858
  • 453 Mich. 685

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that counsel cannot be deemed ineffective for failing to advance a novel legal argument
  • stating that defense counsel cannot be faulted for failing to advance a legal argument that had not been recognized by any Michigan authority
  • “counsel’s performance cannot be deemed deficient for failing to advance a novel legal argument”
  • defense counsel not deficient for failing to advance a novel legal argument that no Michigan authority had recognized
  • “[D]efense counsel's performance cannot be deemed deficient for failing to advance a novel legal argument.”
  • defense counsel not deficient for failing to advance a novel legal argument that no Michigan authority had recognized

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Judges: Brickley, Boyle, Riley, Mallett, Cavanagh, Levin, Weaver

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