People v. Broches

Defendant appealed from his conviction for financial institution fraud and argued that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel failed to object on hearsay grounds to the admission of a transcript from a prior federal court proceeding where defendant pled guilty to bank fraud. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the transcript was properly admitted as a public record or report under IRE 803(8) and, as a result, that defendant was not denied the effective assistance of counsel. (BRIDGES and HUTCHINSON, concurring)