Michigan Court of Appeals· 7/14/2009

People v. Seals

Citations

776 N.W.2d 314
285 Mich. App. 1

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holding that a trial counsel’s failure to present alibi testimony did not require reversal or an evidentiary hearing because “there was significant eyewitness testimony at trial[.]”
stating that it is proper for a prosecutor to “argue from the facts that a witness should be believed” (citation and quotation marks omitted)
noting that the affidavits the defendant submitted on appeal “are not part of the lower court record and, therefore, could not be considered”
affidavits attached to appellate brief were not part of the lower court record and could not be considered on appeal
affidavits attached to appellate brief were not part of the lower court record and could not be considered on appeal
“Effective assistance of counsel is presumed and defendant bears a heavy burden of proving otherwise.”

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Judges: Wilder, Meter, Servitto

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