Is there any evidence of ineffective counsel at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ellis, 195 Cal.App.3d 334, 240 Cal.Rptr. 708 (Cal. App. 1987):
5 Defendant does not contend trial counsel was ineffective. In any event, since the record shows plausible tactical reasons supporting counsel's decisions, no ineffectiveness is shown. (People v. Fosselman (1983) 33 Cal.3d 572, 581-582, 189 Cal.Rptr. 855, 659 P.2d 1144.)
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