What is the test for ineffective counsel in criminal proceedings?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wright, D072238 (Cal. App. 2018):
All defendants in criminal proceedings have a constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel. (Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) 372 U.S. 335.) To establish ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must demonstrate that counsel's
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