California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Tremblay, E063856 (Cal. App. 2017):
To prevail on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show both that counsel's performance fell below objective standards of professional competence and that defendant was prejudiced by counsel's failure. (Strickland v. Washington (1984) 466 U.S. 668, 691-692.) Prejudice requires a showing that it is reasonably probable that the outcome would have been more favorable to a defendant in the absence of counsel's failings. (Id. at pp. 694-695.) Here, defendant has made no attempt to demonstrate prejudice. We may, and we do, reject his argument for this reason alone.8 (Id. at p. 697.)
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