Devunaire Damorea Sims v. Michigan
DueProcess
Did the Michigan Supreme Court err in denying this issue when Petitioner was denied his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel where counsel failed to adequately represent him at the critical stage of his plea hearing?
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. Did the Michigan Supreme Court err in denying this issue when Petitioner was denied his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel where counsel failed to adequately represent him at the critical stage of his plea hearing? II. Did the Michigan Supreme Court err in denying this issue when Petitioner was denied his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of appellate counsel and his Fourteenth Amendment due process right to a full and fair appeal where counsel failed to raise the only “significant” and “obvious” issue? II. Did the Michigan Supreme Court err in refusing to hold an evidentiary hearing to expand the record on ineffective assistance of trial counsel and appellate counsel?