When assessing ineffective assistance of counsel, how do courts view counsel's actions?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Berry-Vierwinden, D059670 (Cal. App. 2012):
When examining a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, reviewing courts defer to counsel's reasonable tactical decisions, and there is a strong presumption that counsel's conduct falls within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance. (People v. Weaver, supra, 26 Cal.4th at p. 925.) We accord great deference to counsel's
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