What is the test for competence of an attorney in a criminal case?
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The following excerpt is from United States v. Silveira, 997 F.3d 911 (9th Cir. 2021):
was not " within the range of competence demanded of attorneys in criminal cases, " Hill , 474 U.S. at 56, 106 S.Ct. 366 (quoting McMann v. Richardson , 397 U.S. 759, 771, 90 S.Ct. 1441, 25 L.Ed.2d 763 (1970) ); and (2) "that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's errors, he would not have pleaded guilty and would have insisted on going to trial," id . at 59, 106 S.Ct. 366.
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