Is there any case law where a defense counsel failed to object to pruno testimony and eliciting testimony that pruno is illegal in prison?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Smiler, C088963 (Cal. App. 2020):
Because there was a tactical reason for failing to object to the pruno testimony and eliciting testimony that pruno is illegal in prison, defense counsel's conduct falls within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance. (See Strickland v. Washington, supra, 466 U.S. at p. 689 [80 L.Ed.2d at pp. 694-695].) As such, the record does not establish ineffective assistance of counsel.
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