Are there any cases where a defense counsel refused to contest a prosecutor's description of their appearance?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hernandez, B266101 (Cal. App. 2016):
also People v. Adanandus (2007) 157 Cal.App.4th 496, 510 [defense counsel's failure to contest prosecutor's demeanor observations "suggest[s] the prosecutor's description was accurate"].) These cases are inapt, however, because the prosecution's demeanor-based justifications here were so vague as to be vacuous.
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