California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Townsend, F072456 (Cal. App. 2018):
Defense counsel could have reasonably determined that a limiting instruction regarding gangs would have done more harm than good. (See People v. Hernandez (2004) 33 Cal.4th 1040, 1053 [a reasonable attorney may tactically conclude that the risk
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