California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rodriguez, C090323 (Cal. App. 2020):
Defendant's claim pursuant to Dueas is without merit, invalidating her ineffective assistance of counsel claim on this issue. (People v. Kipp (1998) 18 Cal.4th 349, 377 [reasoning that counsel's failure to assert a meritless position does not demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel].)
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