Daily Archives: January 7, 2019

Defendant

An Unappealing Turn of Events–Defendant Alleges Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Despite Waiver of Appeal

On October 30, 2018, The United States Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Garza v. Idaho to decide whether a criminal defendant’s counsel is presumptively ineffective if counsel declines to file an appeal of a conviction because the defendant already waived the right to appeal in his plea.
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