California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Trujillo, D068589 (Cal. App. 2016):
Given the " 'strong presumption that counsel's conduct falls within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance,' " we conclude that counsel's conduct in this case fell within that range and counsel's inaction was a matter of sound trial strategy. (People v. Lucas, supra, 12 Cal.4th at p. 437.)
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