Lafler v. Cooper, No. 10-209 (U.S. Supreme Court) (566 U.S. 156; 132 S.Ct. 1376) (March 21, 2012) (Justice Kennedy)
In this, and its companion case, Missouri v. Frye, the Court held, by a 5-4 vote, that criminal defendants have a constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel during plea negotiations including when they reject pleas because of bad legal advice.
Missouri v. Frye, 566 U.S. ___, 132 S.Ct. 1399 ...
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