Michigan Court of Appeals· 4/18/1984

People v. Wise

Citations

351 N.W.2d 255
134 Mich. App. 82

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stating that it may be legitimate trial strategy to admit that the defendant committed a less serious crime
characterizing the prosecutor’s comment concerning the victim’s desire for justice as an improper appeal to jury sympathy, but declining to find error requiring reversal
“Where defense counsel in opening statement recognizes and candidly asserts the inevitable, he is often serving his client’s interests best by bringing out the damaging information and thus lessening the impact.”
“This tactic of admitting what the evidence strongly demonstrates at the same time as denying other elements or other crimes before the jury is also familiar to this court and we find no error in counsel’s use of the tactic.”
“This tactic of admitting what the evidence strongly demonstrates at the same time as denying other elements or other crimes before the jury is also familiar to this court and we find no error in counsel’s use of the tactic.”
“This tactic of admitting what the evidence strongly demonstrates at the same time as denying other elements or other crimes before the jury is also familiar to this court and we find no error in counsel’s use of the tactic.”

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Judges: Wahls, Maher, Simon

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