State v. Prtine
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Appellant Andy Prtine was convicted of first-degree felony murder for the stabbing death of Brent Ward. On appeal, Appellant argued that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney conceded in his closing argument without Appellant's consent that Appellant intended to kill Ward. The Supreme Court held that Appellant's counsel conceded guilt with respect to the element of intent to kill in his statement and remanded to the district court to determine whether Appellant acquiesced in his trial counsel's concession of intent to kill. The district court ruled that Appellant acquiesced in his counsel's concession that the killing was intentional. The Supreme Court affirmed Appellant's conviction, holding that (1) Appellant acquiesced in the concession, and (2) because Appellant acquiesced in his trial counsel's concession of guilt with respect to intent to kill, Appellant was not entitled to a new trial based on his ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim.
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