Hyde v. Boyle
Citations
- 86 Cal. 352
- 24 P. 1059
- 1890 Cal. LEXIS 1032
Syllabus
<p>Bills of Exception's — Settlement — Jurisdiction of Supreme Court. — The supreme court has no jurisdiction to remodel a bill of exceptions generally, by striking matter out of it, etc., but the duty and power of settling statements and bills of exceptions rest generally and properly in the judge of the trial court, and the supreme court will not interfere with such statement or bill except in the case of a refusal by the judge to allow an exception.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- counsel’s decision to forgo objection to witness’s testimony in favor of impeaching the witness was reasonable trial strategy and did not support an ineffectiveness claim
- counsel’s decision not to object to witness’ hearsay testimony in favor of cross-examination was matter of trial strategy and not patently unreasonable so that no competent lawyer would have made it
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