California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ayala, A118439 (Cal. App. 1/14/2009), A118439 (Cal. App. 2009):
In light of the likely minimal impact of the prosecutorial misconduct, the overwhelming evidence of appellant's guilt, and the prophylactic jury instructions, we conclude it is not reasonably probable the result would have been different if defense counsel had objected to any or all of the instances of prosecutorial misconduct at trial. Since there was no prejudice, we need go no further to determine that appellant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel must fail. (See Strickland v. Washington, supra, 466 U.S. at p. 694.)
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