---
title: "Garza v. Idaho"
citation: "Garza v. Idaho, 586 U.S. 232 (2019)"
authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-GARZA-586-US-232"
authority_type: "case"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/boundvolumes/586bv.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-GARZA-586-US-232/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Garza v. Idaho

## Holding used

No appeal waiver bars every possible claim, and counsel must file a requested notice of appeal; presumed prejudice applies despite the waiver.

## Material limitation

The opinion did not define every permissible waiver exception or decide the merits of any later appeal.

## Official source and pinpoints

586 U.S. 232, 238–49 (2019): <https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/boundvolumes/586bv.pdf>


## Used in

- [Plea Negotiations, Plea Agreements, and Rule 11](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/30-plea-and-trial/plea-negotiations-agreements-and-rule-11.md)
- [Criminal Appeal Notice, Jurisdiction, Waivers, and Record](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/50-direct-review/notice-jurisdiction-and-record.md)
- [Section 2255 Cognizability, Default, Actual Innocence, and Ineffective Assistance](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2255-default-innocence-and-ineffective-assistance.md)
