Does Counsel's failure to make an unmeritorious motion constitute ineffective assistance of counsel?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lindquist, 2d Crim. No. B285182 (Cal. App. 2018):
[statement of general rule].) Counsel's failure to make an unmeritorious motion does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel. (People v. Jennings, supra, 50 Cal.4th 616, 667, fn. 19.)
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