PEOPLE OF MI V WILLIAM COLE GRANT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,
UNPUBLISHED
May 1, 2001
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v
No. 214941
Livingston Circuit Court
LC No. 97-010185
WILLIAM COLE GRANT,
Defendant-Appellant.
AFTER REMAND
Before: Bandstra, C.J., and Cavanagh and Zahra, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
We remanded this matter to the trial court for purposes of a hearing to determine whether
counsel was effective in representing defendant at trial. Specifically, we directed that
“inquiry . . . should be limited to defendant’s claims of failure to interview witnesses” which
resulted in counsel being “ignorant of evidence that would have been of substantial benefit to the
defense.” People v Grant, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued May
16, 2000, p 3 (Docket No. 214941). On remand, the trial court held hearings on three separate
occasions and determined that the evidence that might have been produced through further
interviewing of witnesses would not have been of substantial benefit to the defense. Having
conducted a de novo review of the record, we agree with the trial court’s conclusion. See People
v Johnson, 125 Mich App 76, 81; 336 NW2d 7 (1983) (ineffective assistance cannot be found for
failing to interview witnesses unless their testimony would have been of substantial benefit). We
conclude that defendant’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is without merit.
We affirm.
/s/ Richard A. Bandstra
/s/ Mark J. Cavanagh
/s/ Brian K. Zahra
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