Is there any evidence that the prosecutor abused the testimony of the defense counsel?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cardenas, B268341 (Cal. App. 2018):
Defendants also contend that the prosecutor attacked defense counsel's integrity and cast aspersions (see generally People v. Hill, supra, 17 Cal.4th at p. 832) on them when he
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