Tingey v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of felony interference with a peace officer, one count of misdemeanor interference with a peace officer, and one count of misdemeanor simple assault. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not err in failing to give the jury Defendant’s proposed theory of defense instructions; and (2) Defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was not violated by trial counsel’s failure to file a motion to suppress, renew the motion for judgment of acquittal at the end of trial, and propose certain theory of defense instructions.
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