--- title: "Lee v. United States" citation: "Lee v. United States, 582 U.S. 357 (2017)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-LEE-582-US-357" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-582/pdf/USREPORTS-582-357.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-LEE-582-US-357/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Lee v. United States ## Holding used Accepted-plea prejudice compares consequences and the defendant's rational decision using contemporaneous evidence; a weak trial defense is not an automatic bar. ## Material limitation The decision was expressly grounded in unusual facts and does not validate post hoc assertion alone. ## Official source and pinpoints 582 U.S. 357, 364–71 (2017): ## 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) - [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)