California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Arias, H043447 (Cal. App. 2017):
Defendant has failed to show that defense counsel made an unreasonable tactical choice not to call other neighborhood children as witnesses at trial, that their testimony would have been admissible and withstood objection had they been called as witnesses (see e.g. Evid. Code, 210, 350, 352, 1101, subd. (a); 1102; cf. People v. McAlpin (1991) 53 Cal.3d 1289, 1305-1310), or that, had their testimony been admitted, there is a reasonable probability of a more favorable outcome. No ineffective assistance of counsel has been shown.
5. Argument on Behalf of Defendant
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