California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Trotter, C055472 (Cal. App. 1/15/2009), C055472. (Cal. App. 2009):
"To secure reversal of a conviction for ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must establish that counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and that, to a reasonable probability, defendant would have obtained a more favorable result absent counsel's shortcomings." (People v. Kraft (2000) 23 Cal.4th 978, 1068.)
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