State v. Bellamy

Summary

The court affirmed the Appellate Court's determination that the defendant waived his unpreserved challenge to the identification instruction. The court held that waiver was established because counsel received the proposed instructions, had meaningful opportunities to review and discuss them, and affirmatively accepted them without objecting to the identification instruction. The court also declined to overrule the governing implied-waiver rule, concluding that it appropriately promotes accurate jury instructions and finality while leaving ineffective-assistance claims available through habeas proceedings.