CLASS v. UNITED STATES, 583 U.S. ___ (2018)

Issues: Criminal Law, Plea Bargains

NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in order that corrections may be made before the preliminary […]

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LAFLER v. COOPER, 566 U.S. 156 (2012)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, Effective Assistance of Counsel, Plea Bargains, Right to Counsel, Sixth Amendment

132 S.Ct. 1376 (2012) Blaine LAFLER, Petitioner v. Anthony COOPER. No. 10-209.Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 31, 2011.Decided March 21, 2012. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Right to Counsel — Effective Assistance — Counsel’s Ineffective Plea Offer Advice. Where counsel’s ineffective advice led to a plea offer’s rejection, and where prejudice alleged is having […]

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MISSOURI v. FRYE, 566 U.S. 133 (2012)

Issues: Constitutional Law, Effective Assistance of Counsel, Plea Bargains, Right to Counsel, Sixth Amendment

132 S.Ct. 1399 (2012) MISSOURI, Petitioner v. Galin E. FRYE. No. 10-444.Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 31, 2011.Decided March 21, 2012. Headnotes CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Right to Counsel — Effective Assistance — Counsel’s Duty to Communicate Plea Offer. Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel extends to consideration of plea offers that […]

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LEE v. UNITED STATES, 137 S.Ct. 1958 (2017)

Issues: Criminal Law, Plea Bargains

137 S.Ct. 1958 (2017) 582 U.S. __ JAE LEE, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. Supreme Court of United States. No. 16-327. Argued March 28, 2017. Decided June 23, 2017. Counsel: John J. Bursch, Caledonia, MI, for Petitioner. Eric J. Feigin, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Patrick McNally, Weatherly, McNally & Dixon, P.L.C., Nashville, TN,?Matthew T. Nelson,?Gaetan Gerville-Reache,?Adam […]

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