California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dambrose, D065208 (Cal. App. 2014):
"Competent counsel is not required to make all conceivable motions or to leave an exhaustive paper trail for the sake of the record. Rather, competent counsel should realistically examine the case, the evidence, and the issues, and pursue those avenues of defense that, to their best and reasonable professional judgment, seem appropriate under the circumstances." (People v. Freeman (1994) 8 Cal.4th 450, 509.)
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