California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Govea, A141062 (Cal. App. 2015):
2. The People claim appellant has forfeited this contention by failing to object in the trial court. We review the substance of appellant's argument to forestall his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. (People v. Scaffidi (1992) 11 Cal.App.4th 145, 151.)
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