Is there any case law where a defense counsel's unprofessional errors were prejudicial to the defense?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Segovia, B246629 (Cal. App. 2014):
performance were prejudicial to the defense, i.e., that there is a reasonable probability that but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the outcome of the case would have been different. (Id. at pp. 692, 694; People v. Ledesma (1987) 43 Cal.3d 171, 216-217.)
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