Can a party raise a claim on appeal for ineffective assistance of counsel?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dargen, C078901 (Cal. App. 2017):
claim for appeal. Defendant has not shown that an objection based on the grounds he now raises on appeal would have been futile. (People v. Thompson (2010) 49 Cal.4th 79, 130 ["a party may raise a claim on appeal despite the lack of an objection at trial where the circumstances show an objection would have been futile"].)
B. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
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