What is the test for establishing the first Strickland prong?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Reynolds, Case No. A151600 (Cal. App. 2018):
To establish the first Strickland prong, a defendant must show that "counsel's performance . . . fell below an objective standard of reasonableness under prevailing professional norms." (People v. Mai (2013) 57 Cal.4th 986, 1009.) In evaluating this prong, "a reviewing court defers to counsel's reasonable tactical decisions, and there is a
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