How have courts treated tactical considerations in the "harsh light of hindsight"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thornton, F064859 (Cal. App. 2013):
we have explained that "courts should not second-guess reasonable, if difficult, tactical decisions in the harsh light of hindsight" [citation].'" (People v. Jones (2003) 29 Cal.4th 1229, 1254.)
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