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authority type case jurisdiction federal_nationwide publication status published_united_states_reports precedential status binding decision or issuance date 2017-06-23 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. Open official source ↗
Linked modules 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): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-582/pdf/USREPORTS-582-357.pdf