California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Moreno, D064526 (Cal. App. 2016):
Counsel is not ineffective for failing to bring a motion where such action would be futile. (People v. Hines (1997) 15 Cal.4th 997, 1038, fn. 5.)
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