What is the test for ineffective assistance of counsel?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Sandstrom, E069503 (Cal. App. 2018):

To demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel, defendant must show both that counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness under prevailing professional norms, and that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result would have been different. (Strickland v. Washington (1984) 466 U.S. 668, 687.) A reviewing court must afford great deference to trial counsel's actions and must presume that the challenged actions constituted sound trial strategy. (Id. at p. 689.)

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