Can a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel be determined on the ground of lack of prejudice?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Crew On Habeas Corpus., S107856 (Cal. 2011):
claim of ineffective assistance of counsel can be determined on the ground of lack of prejudice, a court need not decide whether counsel's performance was deficient. (Strickland v. Washington, supra, 466 U.S. at p. 697; In re Cox (2003) 30 Cal.4th 974, 1019-1020.)
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