Is a defendant's attorney ineffective in opposing the prosecutor's closing argument?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Sanchez, 251 Cal.Rptr.3d 496, 38 Cal.App.5th 907 (Cal. App. 2019):
Defendant argues that her attorney provided constitutionally ineffective assistance by not objecting to the prosecutor's closing argument. We independently review such claims. (
[251 Cal.Rptr.3d 501]
People v. Mayfield (1993) 5 Cal.4th 142, 199, 19 Cal.Rptr.2d 836, 852 P.2d 331.)
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