California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Castrellon, E065592 (Cal. App. 2019):
"'"'In assessing claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, we consider whether counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness under prevailing professional norms and whether the defendant suffered prejudice to a reasonable probability, that is, a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome. [Citations.]'"' [Citations.]" (People v. Johnson (2016) 62 Cal.4th 600, 653.)
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