California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. JONES, 111 Cal.Rptr.3d 745, 186 Cal.App.4th 216 (Cal. App. 2010):
both fair in its conduct and reliable in its results. [Citations.] [] Construed in light of its purpose, the right entitles the defendant not to some bare assistance but rather to effective assistance. [Citations.] ( People v. Ledesma (1987) 43 Cal.3d 171, 215, 233 Cal.Rptr. 404, 729 P.2d 839.)
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