The following excerpt is from Smith v. Asuncion, No. 2:16-cv-1916-WBS-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Wilson v. Henry, CV 97-3585, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6238, at *41 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 27, 1998). Absent specific argument and convincing evidence that trial counsel's preparation was actually deficient, this claim must fail.
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