Does a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in a motion for writ of habeas corpus need to be brought before the Court of Appeal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cornelius, C079302 (Cal. App. 2016):
2. Such a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is more appropriately made in a petition for writ of habeas corpus. (People v. Visciotti (1992) 2 Cal.4th 1, 47, fn. 17.)
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