California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Seumanu, 192 Cal.Rptr.3d 195, 355 P.3d 384, 61 Cal.4th 1293 (Cal. 2015):
People v. Abilez (2007) 41 Cal.4th 472, 493, fn. 3, 61 Cal.Rptr.3d 526, 161 P.3d 58.) An attorney may well have a reasonable tactical reason for declining to object, and [i]f the record on appeal sheds no light on why counsel acted or failed to act in the manner challenged, an appellate claim of ineffective assistance of counsel must be
[61 Cal.4th 1313]
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