211 N.C. App. 309 - State v. Womack’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “In analyzing ineffective assistance of counsel claims, we utilize a two-part test, under which the “[defendant must show (1) that ‘counsel’s performance was deficient,’ meaning it ‘fell below an objective standard of reasonableness,’ and (2) that ‘the deficient performance prejudiced the defense,’ meaning that ‘counsel’s errors were so serious as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial, a trial whose result is reliable.’ ”... In proving whether counsel’s actions resulted in prejudice to the defendant, he or she must demonstrate that “there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different[,]” with a “reasonable probability” being “a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Dew