Black, J. The principal issue in this appeal is whether defendant-appellant, Jimmie Martin (defendant), had the effective assistance of counsel, as required by the Sixth Amendment, when his attorney failed to file a motion to suppress his statement to the police on the ground it was coerced and involuntary. For the reasons stated below, we conclude that defendant’s constitutional ri…
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