What is the burden of proving that counsel's assistance was not reasonable or the result of sound trial strategy?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Vilkin v. Neuschmid, Case No.: 18cv0433-L (AGS) (S.D. Cal. 2018):
Petitioner must overcome a "heavy burden of proving that counsel's assistance was neither reasonable nor the result of sound trial strategy." Matylinsky v. Budge, 577 F.3d
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