California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Kamachi, D074179 (Cal. App. 2018):
" 'Unless a defendant establishes the contrary, we shall presume that "counsel's performance fell within the wide range of professional competence and that counsel's actions and inactions can be explained as a matter of sound trial strategy." ' " (People v. Centeno (2014) 60 Cal.4th 659, 674-675.)
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