Does a defense counsel have a strategic purpose for eliciting that alcohol was illegal in prison?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Smiler, C088963 (Cal. App. 2020):
specifically eliciting that such alcohol was illegal in prison. He believes there could be no strategic purpose supporting these decisions. We conclude defense counsel's performance did not fall below an objective standard of reasonableness. We accordingly do not address whether defendant was prejudiced. (People v. Kipp (2001) 26 Cal.4th 1100, 1123.)
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