What is the basis of the Sixth Amendment right to assistance of counsel?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, B225481, B233800 (Cal. App. 2011):
The right to effective assistance of counsel derives from the Sixth Amendment right to assistance of counsel. (Strickland v. Washington (1984) 466 U.S. 668, 684-686;
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