California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hernandez, A137567 (Cal. App. 2014):
Hernandez claims trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to request CALCRIM No. 3426, the jury instruction on voluntary intoxication.4 To establish ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must demonstrate counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness (Strickland v. Washington (1984) 466 U.S. 668, 687-688) and "there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's
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