California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bon, F070490 (Cal. App. 2017):
Under both the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 15, of the California Constitution, a criminal defendant has the right to the effective assistance of counsel. (People v. Ledesma (1987) 43 Cal.3d 171, 215.) This right "entitles [the defendant] to 'the reasonably competent assistance of an attorney
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