What is the test to establish ineffective assistance of counsel?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Barraza, No. 2:08-cr-0414 LKK KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2014):

To establish ineffective assistance of counsel, movant must identify the acts or omissions that are alleged not to have been the result of reasonable professional judgment. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 689-90 (1984).

Thus, before the court can proceed, movant must clarify his first claim and provide facts in support. Movant should state whether counsel consulted with movant about an appeal. Roe v. Flores-Ortega, 528 U.S. 470, 478 (2000). If counsel discussed the advantages and disadvantages

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