Can a plaintiff bring a claim for ineffective assistance in a civil case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Salamanca, B254814 (Cal. App. 2016):
argues his attorney's failure to object to the prosecutor's misconduct constituted ineffective assistance. An ineffective assistance claim may be raised for the first time on appeal. (People v. Fosselman (1983) 33 Cal.3d 572, 581.)
Defendant's arguments fail on the merits.
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