What is the burden of establishing that counsel's performance was deficient and unprofessional?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Robles, B266165 (Cal. App. 2017):
explanation.' [Citations.] If a defendant meets the burden of establishing that counsel's performance was deficient, he or she also must show that counsel's deficiencies resulted in prejudice, that is, a 'reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.' [Citation.]" (People v. Ledesma (2006) 39 Cal.4th 641, 746.)
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