P. v. Bryant
On two separate occasions, defendant Michael Bryant vandalized the car of his ex-girlfriend (the victim). After the first vandalism incident, the victim obtained a restraining order against defendant, which he violated when he vandalized the victims car for a second time. As a result, defendant was charged with two counts of felony vandalism and misdemeanor disobeying a court order. Defendant waived his right to a jury trial and agreed to a bench trial. At trial, both the victim and another ex-girlfriend, S. F., testified about defendants uncharged misconduct. The court found defendant guilty of all charges and sentenced him to three years in prison. On appeal, defendant claims his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the victims and S. F.s testimony and information in the probation report regarding uncharged misconduct. Court disagree and affirm the judgment.
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