California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Leon-Herrera, C068812 (Cal. App. 2013):
"To establish ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show that (1) counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness under prevailing professional norms, and (2) counsel's deficient performance was prejudicial, i.e., there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's failings, the result would have been more favorable to the defendant. [Citation.] 'A reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome.' [Citation.]" (People v. Scott (1997) 15 Cal.4th 1188, 1211-1212.) " 'If the defendant makes an insufficient showing on either one of these components, the ineffective assistance claim fails.' " (People v. Holt (1997) 15 Cal.4th 619, 703.)
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