Does defendant have overcome the strong presumption that defense counsel's conduct fell within the range of reasonable professional assistance?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dawkins, F074796 (Cal. App. 2018):
As the reviewing court, we must defer to counsel's reasonable tactical decisions and indulge the strong presumption that counsel's conduct fell within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance. (See People v. Jones (2003) 29 Cal.4th 1229, 1254.) Based on this record, we cannot conclude defendant has overcome the strong presumption that defense counsel's conduct fell within the range of reasonable professional assistance.
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