Does a defense counsel have ineffective assistance by declining to lodge a futile objection?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Garcia, H040262 (Cal. App. 2016):

overruled it. Accordingly, defense counsel did not provide ineffective assistance. (People v. Anderson (2001) 25 Cal.4th 543, 587 [defense counsel does not provide ineffective assistance of counsel by declining to lodge a futile objection].)

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