People of Michigan v. Menayetta Michell Yeager

Summary

The Michigan Supreme Court held that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request a voluntary-manslaughter instruction in a first-degree-murder trial. The evidence supported the instruction, and the omission prejudiced defendant because the jury was not given an opportunity to consider whether the shooting resulted from provocation and emotional excitement rather than malice. The Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for a new trial.