Is there any case law where a witness described the scene in a car in which appellant's statement to the police was more damaging than appellant's own statement?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Roston, A136743 (Cal. App. 2014):
Given Flores's description of appellant's statement in the car, which was more damaging than appellant's own statement, and the other evidence described above, there is no reasonable probability appellant would have achieved a more favorable outcome at trial if his statement to the police had been excluded. His claim of ineffective assistance of counsel thus fails. (People v. Mesa (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 1000, 1008-1010.)
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