On Point blog, page 1 of 1
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Multiplicity; Postconviction Discovery; Trial Judge Adopting State’s Brief in Toto
State v. Kelvin L. Crenshaw, 2010AP1960-CR, District 1, 8/2/11
court of appeals decision (not recommended for publication); for Crenshaw: Joseph E. Redding; case activity
Counsel wasn’t ineffective with respect to: failure to argue a theory of defense unsupported by the evidence; failure to introduce medical records asserted to show police bias in conducting the investigation; failure to object to the concededly erroneous inclusion of “party to a crime”
Jury Instructions; Ineffective Assistance; Record on Appeal; Self-Defense
State v. Morris L. Harris, 2009AP2833-CR, District 1, 10/13/10
court of appeals decision (3-judge, not recommended for publication); for Harris: Gary Grass; BiC; Resp.; Reply
Lesser-Included Instruction – Battery
Harris not entitled to instruction on simple battery as lesser included of substantial battery; the medical evidence established without contradiction that the victim suffered a fractured rib, therefore no reasonable jury could have acquitted him of the greater offense,