The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Hronek, 117 F.3d 1426 (9th Cir. 1997):
Hronek further argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. A challenge to conviction based upon ineffective assistance of counsel is not ordinarily made through direct appeal, but rather through collateral attack. United States v. Cochrane, 985 F.2d 1027, 1029 (9th Cir.1993). Challenge by way of a habeas corpus proceeding is preferable as it permits the defendant to develop a record as to what counsel did, why it was done, and what, if any, prejudice resulted. United States v. Pope, 841 F.2d 954, 958 (9th Cir.1988).
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