When can a defendant's ineffective assistance counsel be addressed in a habeas corpus proceeding?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Alvarez, F078551 (Cal. App. 2021):

When a defendant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel requires investigation of evidence outside the record, it can only be addressed in a habeas corpus proceeding. (See People v. Williams (2013) 56 Cal.4th 630, 691.)

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