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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 67 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Heft.

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1 People v. Heft Anchor
michctapp · 2012
green “to prove that defense counsel was not effective, the defendant must show that (1) defense counsel's performance was so deficient that it fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and (2) there is a reasonable probability that defense counsel's deficient performance prej…” 28
2 People v. Heft
michctapp · 2012
green “but for defense counsel's errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different.” 25
3 People v. Schumacher
michctapp · 2007
green “circumstantial evidence and reasonable inferences therefrom may be sufficient to prove all the elements of an offense beyond a reasonable doubt.” 14

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