What is the test for ineffective representation in civil law?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. John Paul Nelson, D057195, D057198, No. BAF003133 (Cal. App. 2010):
To obtain reversal based on ineffective representation, the defendant must show that counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and a reasonable probability that absent counsel's errors the outcome would have been more favorable to the defendant. (People v. Dickey (2005) 35 Cal.4th 884, 913.) Counsel is not ineffective for failing to make objections that would be futile. (People v. Thompson (2010) 49 Cal.4th 79, 122.)
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