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- authority type
- case
- jurisdiction
- federal_nationwide
- publication status
- published_united_states_reports
- precedential status
- binding
- decision or issuance date
- 2012-03-21
- subsequent history
- Official source reviewed through 2026-08-25.
- negative treatment status
- Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
- material limitations
- Use only for the bounded propositions and limitations stated in the linked canonical module.
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Linked modules
Lafler v. Cooper
Holding used
Effective assistance applies to advice about accepting an offer; proven rejection-stage prejudice and remedy have specific, bounded requirements.
Material limitation
Deficiency, probable acceptance, prosecutorial and judicial action, relative outcome, and remedy require the actual case record.
Official source and pinpoints
566 U.S. 156, 162–75 (2012): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-566/pdf/USREPORTS-566-156.pdf