Is a trial counsel's error in failing to object to the testimony of a police officer prejudicial to defendant?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Colbert, B247634 (Cal. App. 2014):

Trial counsel's error in failing to object to the officer's testimony was prejudicial to defendant. To establish prejudice on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant "'must show that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different. A reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome.'" (Williams v. Taylor (2000) 529 U.S. 362, 390-391.) It was reasonably probable here defendant would have obtained a more favorable result, absent Officer

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