Personal Restraint Petition Of Michael Emeric Mockovak

¶1 — To establish ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show that his counsel’s performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness and that the deficiency prejudiced him. In 2011, a jury convicted Michael Mockovak of attempted first degree murder, solicitation to commit first degree murder, first degree theft, and conspiracy to commit first degree theft. We affirmed the convictions on direct appeal. Mockovak subsequently filed this personal restraint petition, contending that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to support his entrapment defense with expert…