CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
People v Downing
Ineffective assistance claim based on counsel's advice not to testify at drug trial
Decided
The citation
People v Downing, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 19, 2026 (Docket No. 374746), pp 1-3
From the case summary
During a search of defendant's residence, he showed officers a box of syringes and baggies whose residue tested as methamphetamine. Officers said he acknowledged the items were his, though he claimed he kept the syringes only to dispose of them. Charged with methamphetamine possession under…
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