The following excerpt is from United States v. Restrepo, No. 12-2246-cr (2nd Cir. 2013):
To succeed on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must satisfy the two-pronged test articulated in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 690, 693 (1984). First, the defendant must identify the acts or omissions of counsel that could not have been the result of reasonable professional judgment. Id. at 690. Second, the defendant must satisfy the prejudice prong set forth in Strickland by showing that any deficiencies in counsel's performance actually prejudiced the defendant. Id. at 692-93. Specifically, the defendant must demonstrate that there is a reasonable probability that, but for the unprofessional errors, the proceeding would have led to a different result. Id. at 694.
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