YU, J.
In this case, we take the opportunity to clarify the analysis that applies where a defendant asserts ineffective assistance of counsel based on counsel's failure to propose a lesser included offense instruction. Such claims are subject to the two-pronged test laid out in Strickland v. Washington, which requires the defendant to show...
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