Is a defense counsel deficient for not raising an objection to a challenged testimony?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Chavez, C074316 (Cal. App. 2016):
Finally, in light of the foregoing, defense counsel was not deficient for not raising an objection to the challenged testimony. (See People v. Bradley (2012) 208 Cal.App.4th 64, 90 ["Failure to raise a meritless objection is not ineffective assistance of counsel."]
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