People of the State of Michigan v. Andrew Maurice Randolph

Summary

The court held that failure to establish plain error does not, without independent analysis, defeat an ineffective-assistance claim based on the same underlying mistake. Plain-error review and ineffective-assistance review address different alleged errors, elements, and potentially different records. Because the Court of Appeals improperly conflated the standards when reviewing claims concerning seized evidence and hearsay testimony, the court reversed those rulings and remanded for reconsideration. No separate opinions were issued.