California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mendoza, D064557 (Cal. App. 2014):
A criminal defendant has a Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel in the trial court. (People v. Bonin (1989) 47 Cal.3d 808, 833.) When presenting a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, the defendant bears the burden of proof.
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