People v. Shamhart

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of unlawful possession of methamphetame manufacturing material, participation in manufacturing meth, and possession of substance containing meth. Court committed reversible error when it conducted no inquiry at all into Defendant's allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel, and concluded that claim could be resolved by appointment of different counsel on appeal. Court should have allowed Defendant an evidentiary hearing on Defendant's posttrial motions to allow court opportunity to fully investigate Defendant's claims.(GOLDENHERSH and CHAPMAN, concurring.)