What is the test for deficient performance of an attorney?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Soto, A129474 (Cal. App. 2012):
"In determining whether an attorney's conduct so affected the reliability of the trial as to undermine confidence that it 'produced a just result' [citation], we consider whether 'but for' counsel's purportedly deficient performance 'there is a reasonable probability the result of the proceeding would have been different.' [Citations.]" (People v. Sapp, supra, 31 Cal.4th at p. 263.)
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