California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Warsaw, B275887 (Cal. App. 2017):
Generally speaking, "[a] defendant who asserts he has received ineffective assistance of counsel must establish both that 'counsel's representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness' and that the defendant suffered prejudice as a result." (People v. Welch (1999) 20 Cal.4th 701, 743.) Nonetheless, "[i]f a defendant has failed to show that the
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