Is there any evidence that counsel's failure to object at trial was tactical or ineffective assistance?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Yanez, H044868 (Cal. App. 2020):
p. 514.) " '[D]eciding whether to object is inherently tactical,' " and the record suggests that counsel's failure to object here was tactical. (People v. Lopez (2008) 42 Cal.4th 960, 972.) We therefore reject defendant's claim of ineffective assistance.
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