The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Leigh, 104 F.3d 356 (2nd Cir. 1996):
Finally, we find that appellant has failed to establish an ineffective assistance of counsel claim. Appellant has failed to show (1) that counsel's performance fell below and objective standard of reasonableness, and (2) that but for the deficiency, the likely outcome of the proceeding would have been different. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687-96 (1983).
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