Is there any case law where a defendant has been successful in challenging the findings of a jury trial counsel who failed to provide a satisfactory explanation to the jury?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Renteria, F076973 (Cal. App. 2021):
"[T]he appellate record sheds no light on why trial counsel acted as he did; he was not asked to explain his performance; although we may doubt that a satisfactory explanation could be provided, we are unable to conclude that it could not." (People v. Bell (1989) 49 Cal.3d 502, 546.) Accordingly, defendant's claim is rejected on appeal.
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