California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Heartsman, A135202 (Cal. App. 2015):
convictions on direct appeal on the ground of incompetence of counsel only if the record on appeal demonstrates there could be no rational tactical purpose for counsel's omissions." (People v. Lucas (1995) 12 Cal.4th 415, 442.)
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