What is the current state of the law on tactical considerations?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Barksdale, C065880, Super. Ct. No. 08F07078 (Cal. App. 2012):

reasonable tactical decisions . . . and there is a "strong presumption that counsel's conduct falls within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance."' [Citation.] '[W]e accord great deference to counsel's tactical decisions' [citation], and . . . 'courts should not second-guess reasonable, if difficult, tactical decisions in the harsh light of hindsight' [citation]. 'Tactical errors are generally not deemed reversible, and counsel's decisionmaking must be evaluated in the context of the available facts.' [Citation.]" (People v. Weaver (2001) 26 Cal.4th 876, 925-926.)

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