Is there a reasonable probability that a plaintiff would have been successful in a civil case if counsel had performed better at trial than he did at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cauble, D076215 (Cal. App. 2020):
reasonable probability that but for his counsel's deficient performance, the outcome of the proceeding would have been different. (People v. Mickel (2016) 2 Cal.5th 181, 198.)
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