14 Michigan opinions name it 2 courts 1975–2025 6 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Michigan courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
People v. Nicksongreen2 sentences2024Yet even with the second-degree murder instruction (which Taylor did not request), the defense continued to seek an acquittal of all charges based on a theory of self-defense, i.e., Taylor continued pursuing an all-or-nothing defense. -9- App 92, 94; 397 NW2d 229 (1986) (“[T]he decision not to request lesser offenses was a matter of trial strategy.”); People v Nickson, 120 Mich App 681, 687 ; 327 NW2d 333 (1982) (holding that defense counsel was not ineffective by failing to request a lesser-included-offense instruction because “[t]he decision to proceed with an all or nothing defense is a leg 2024Yet even with the second-degree murder instruction (which Taylor did not request), the defense continued to seek an acquittal of all charges based on a theory of self-defense, i.e., Taylor continued pursuing an all-or-nothing defense. -9- App 92, 94; 397 NW2d 229 (1986) (“[T]he decision not to request lesser offenses was a matter of trial strategy.”); People v Nickson, 120 Mich App 681, 687 ; 327 NW2d 333 (1982) (holding that defense counsel was not ineffective by failing to request a lesser-included-offense instruction because “[t]he decision to proceed with an all or nothing defense is a leg | 1 | 7 |
People v. Robinsongreen2 sentences2024Yet even with the second-degree murder instruction (which Taylor did not request), the defense continued to seek an acquittal of all charges based on a theory of self-defense, i.e., Taylor continued pursuing an all-or-nothing defense. -9- App 92, 94; 397 NW2d 229 (1986) (“[T]he decision not to request lesser offenses was a matter of trial strategy.”); People v Nickson, 120 Mich App 681, 687 ; 327 NW2d 333 (1982) (holding that defense counsel was not ineffective by failing to request a lesser-included-offense instruction because “[t]he decision to proceed with an all or nothing defense is a leg 2024Yet even with the second-degree murder instruction (which Taylor did not request), the defense continued to seek an acquittal of all charges based on a theory of self-defense, i.e., Taylor continued pursuing an all-or-nothing defense. -9- App 92, 94; 397 NW2d 229 (1986) (“[T]he decision not to request lesser offenses was a matter of trial strategy.”); People v Nickson, 120 Mich App 681, 687 ; 327 NW2d 333 (1982) (holding that defense counsel was not ineffective by failing to request a lesser-included-offense instruction because “[t]he decision to proceed with an all or nothing defense is a leg | 1 | 1 |
People v. Dunigangreen2 sentences2022See People v Dunigan, 299 Mich App 579, 584 ; 831 NW2d 243 (2013) (the decision of trial counsel to seek or not seek a lesser included offense instruction is a matter of trial strategy). 2022See People v Dunigan, 299 Mich App 579, 584 ; 831 NW2d 243 (2013) (the decision of trial counsel to seek or not seek a lesser included offense instruction is a matter of trial strategy). | 1 | 1 |
People v. Ronegreen2 sentences2019See People v Rone (On Second Remand), 109 Mich App 702, 718 ; 311 NW2d 835 (1981). 2019See People v Rone (On Second Remand), 109 Mich App 702, 718 ; 311 NW2d 835 (1981). | 1 | 1 |
People v. Heftgreen1 sentence2018See Heft, 299 Mich App at 83 ; Kevorkian, 248 Mich App at 414-415 . | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Michigan. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
People v. Kevorkian
green
2 sentences2025The fact that this strategy “ultimately failed does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel.” People v Kevorkian, 248 Mich App 373, 414-415 ; 639 NW2d 291 (2001). 2025The fact that this strategy “ultimately failed does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel.” People v Kevorkian, 248 Mich App 373, 414-415 ; 639 NW2d 291 (2001). | 2 | 2018–2025 |
People v. Petri
green
2 sentences2021People v Petri, 279 Mich App 407, 412 ; 760 NW2d 882 (2008). 2021People v Petri, 279 Mich App 407, 412 ; 760 NW2d 882 (2008). | 1 | 2021–2021 |
People v. Bennett
green
1 sentence2019People v Bennett, 290 Mich App 465, 499 ; 802 NW2d 627 (2010). | 1 | 2019–2019 |
Vanderah v. Olah
green
2 sentences1977This unfortunate result raises once again, as in Vanderah v Olah, 387 Mich 643 ; 199 NW2d 449 (1972), the question of whether a more equitable approach to the problem of the negligent plaintiff and the negligent defendant might be in the apportionment of damages commensurate with the degree of fault. 1977This unfortunate result raises once again, as in Vanderah v Olah, 387 Mich 643 ; 199 NW2d 449 (1972), the question of whether a more equitable approach to the problem of the negligent plaintiff and the negligent defendant might be in the apportionment of damages commensurate with the degree of fault. | 1 | 1977–1977 |
People v. Freedland
green
2 sentences1975We do not believe Freedland should be so read, although some of the language adopted from another jurisdiction seems to so command ("we hold that five elements are indispensable in any position of public employment, in order to make it a public office” — 308 Mich 449, 457 ). 1975We do not believe Freedland should be so read, although some of the language adopted from another jurisdiction seems to so command ("we hold that five elements are indispensable in any position of public employment, in order to make it a public office" 308 Mich 449, 457 ). | 1 | 1975–1975 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.