holding that counsel's performance fell below a reasonable level of professional competence based in part on counsel's explanation that his failure to object to the admission of defendant's prior sentences was based on ignorance of the law
Summary of this case from Spencer v. ScuttNo. 88-1790.
August 28, 1989.
Appeal from the E.D.Mich.
AFFIRMED.
holding that counsel's performance fell below a reasonable level of professional competence based in part on counsel's explanation that his failure to object to the admission of defendant's prior sentences was based on ignorance of the law
Summary of this case from Spencer v. ScuttFull title:Electro-Matic Products, Inc. v. Prime Computers, Inc
Court:United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Date published: Aug 28, 1989
The prosecutor's comments must be so egregious as to render the trial fundamentally unfair. Fussell v.…
Spencer v. ScuttHowever, even if the failure to move for suppression could be deemed strategic, merely "labeling a trial…