PEOPLE V. JONES
Filed 9/3/10
CERTIFIED
FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF
APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE
DISTRICT
(Yolo)
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THE PEOPLE,
Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN JONES, SR.,
Defendant and Appellant.
C059440
(Super.
Ct. No.
04-6100)
STORY CONTINUE
FROM PART I….
III
Defendant contends
that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney at
trial did not argue for concurrent, rather than consecutive, sentencing on
counts 1 and 2. We conclude that the
contention is without merit because counsel's performance did not fall below an
objective standard of reasonableness.
To establish
ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show (1) counsel's
performance was deficient and fell below an objective standard of
reasonableness and (2) it is reasonably probable that a more favorable result
would have been reached absent the deficient performance. (Strickland
v. Washington (1984) 466 U.S. 668, 687-688 [80 L.Ed.2d 674, 693-694].) A reasonable probability is a â€
| Description | In exchange for a maximum prison term, defendant Christopher Allen Jones, Sr., pleaded no contest to several counts of criminal conduct and admitted a prior serious felony conviction and a prior prison term. To comply with the plea agreement and avoid the sentencing requirements of the †|
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