The following excerpt is from Evans v. Miller, No. 13-55087 (9th Cir. 2021):
To establish an ineffective assistance claim, a habeas petitioner must demonstrate that the attorney's performance was deficient and that this prejudiced his defense. Andrews v. Davis, 944 F.3d 1092, 1108 (9th Cir. 2019). "The
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