Is a lawyer's failure to object during closing argument and opening statement within the wide range of permissible professional conduct?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Underdahl v. Hill, Case No.: 20cv1292 AJB (BLM) (S.D. Cal. 2020):
absent egregious misstatements, the failure to object during closing argument and opening statement is within the 'wide range' of permissible professional legal conduct."), quoting United States v. Necoechea, 986 F.2d 1273, 1281 (9th Cir. 1993).
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