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People v Kellar

Denial of new-trial motion raising six ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims after AWIM convictions

Decided

The citation

People v Kellar, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 20, 2026 (Docket No. 373724), pp 5, 15

From the case summary

Defendant's girlfriend, Jorie Edwards, moved back to her mother's house and spent the evening with former boyfriend Alexis Sugura-Rubio. Early on December 3, 2019, as they sat in Alexis's car outside the house, a gunman fired on them, wounding both. Alexis testified he saw defendant…

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