Is there any evidence that there was a lack of consultation between defendant and his attorney?

Although defendant has submitted information indicating that Sanchez did not consult with him during the months before trial, defendant acknowledges that he fully informed Sanchez of his version of what occurred before the preliminary hearing. Complaints about the number of times a defendant sees his attorney do not, standing alone, show inadequate representation. (People v. Valdez (2004) 32 Cal.4th 73, 96.) Defendant has not shown that Sanchez failed to consider defendant's version of the incident when preparing his defense, nor that Sanchez did not diligently prepare for trial. Defendant's and Holmes's statements that Sanchez told defendant he was "going down" do not alone suggest ineffective representation. For example, assuming Sanchez said

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