Does a trial counsel's failure to argue that a juvenile court could retain jurisdiction if defendant waived the age restriction constitute deficient performance or prejudice?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Adams, H039689 (Cal. App. 2016):
Trial counsel's failure to argue that the juvenile court could retain jurisdiction if defendant waived the age restriction does not constitute deficient performance or prejudice. (Strickland v. Washington, supra, 466 U.S. at p. 687.) Accordingly, this ineffective assistance of counsel claim fails.
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