California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wasson, C071430 (Cal. App. 2015):
Even if defendant could establish ineffective assistance based on counsel's purported misadvice about the potential future consequences of a section 422 conviction, we conclude he has failed to demonstrate the requisite prejudice to justify withdrawing his plea. On that basis, we reject his claim. (Strickland v. Washington (1984) 466 U.S. 668, 697, 80 L.Ed.2d 674, superseded by statue on other grounds ["If it is easier to dispose of an ineffectiveness claim on the ground of lack of sufficient prejudice . . . that course should be followed"] (Strickland).)
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