Michigan Court of Appeals· 8/18/1986

People v. Robinson

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397 N.W.2d 229
154 Mich. App. 92

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recognizing that counsel’s decision not to request any instructions on lesser included offenses can constitute sound trial strategy because instructions on lesser offenses may reduce the chance of acquittal
recognizing that counsel’s decision not to request any instructions on lesser included offenses can constitute sound trial strategy because instructions on lesser offenses may reduce the chance of acquittal
stating that it was difficult to “imagine a case where a court would” hold that “defense counsel’s failure to challenge a juror or jurors” amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel
When the defense’s trial strategy is to obtain an outright acquittal, an instruction or argument on a lesser offense may reduce the defendant’s chance of acquittal
defense counsel’s failure to request a jury 17 instruction on lesser offenses was a matter of trial strategy because such instructions may have reduced the chance of acquittal
defense counsel’s failure to request a jury 17 instruction on lesser offenses was a matter of trial strategy because such instructions may have reduced the chance of acquittal

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Judges: Hood, Wahls, Elliott

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