Does a defense counsel have ineffective assistance in failing to object to evidence in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mata, F061132 (Cal. App. 2012):
Because appellant fails to demonstrate prosecutorial misconduct in eliciting or failing to correct false testimony, it follows that defense counsel did not render ineffective assistance in failing to object to the evidence. Defense counsel is not required to make fruitless objections. (People v. Anderson (2001) 25 Cal.4th 543, 587.)
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