Is there any case law where a defense counsel's strategic decision to maintain imprecision on certain expert testimony is sufficient to require a new counsel?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bartek-Felber, D056734, Super. Ct. No. JCF22604 (Cal. App. 2011):
defense. Absent some indication that defense counsel might have been able to secure expert testimony favorable to the defense, we will not speculate that defense counsel's strategic decision to maintain imprecision on these points fell below the level of reasonably competent representation so as to require new counsel. (See People v. Bolin (1998) 18 Cal.4th 297, 334.)
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