Is a defendant's claim that his trial counsel's failure to object or request a limiting instruction was ineffective assistance of counsel?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Webster, G055789 (Cal. App. 2019):

Defendant's claim that his trial counsel's failure to object or request a limiting instruction was ineffective assistance of counsel also fails. To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that his trial counsel's representation failed to meet an objective standard of reasonableness, and that absent counsel's deficient performance, there is a reasonable probability the result would have been more favorable to defendant. (Strickland v. Washington (1984) 466 U.S. 668, 687-688.)

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