Does failing to raise a meritless legal argument constitute ineffective assistance of counsel?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Brownlee v. Marshal, 66 F.3d 334 (9th Cir. 1995):
Failure to make meritless objections does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel. See United States v. Shah, 878 F.2d 1156, 1162 (9th Cir.) (failure to raise a meritless legal argument is not ineffective assistance of counsel), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 869 (1989).
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