What is the test for ineffective counsel in a habeas case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Pratt v. Estelle, 981 F.2d 1259 (9th Cir. 1992):
In order to demonstrate that counsel was ineffective, a habeas petitioner must show that counsel's performance fell below that of a reasonable attorney and that counsel's errors created a reasonable probability that, but for the errors, the outcome of the proceeding would have been different. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984).
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