Summary

A judicial determination established that defense attorneys are obligated to inform their clients about formal plea bargain proposals. A failure to do so may constitute a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. To demonstrate prejudice in such cases, a defendant must substantiate that they would have accepted the plea offer and that the court would likely have endorsed the agreement.

Summary

The Court has ruled that a lawyer representing a defendant must inform their client about any official plea offers. If the lawyer fails to do this, it may violate the client's Sixth Amendment rights. To demonstrate that this failure caused harm, the defendant needs to prove that they would have accepted the plea offer, and that the court would likely have approved it.

Summary

A court has ruled that defense lawyers must tell their clients about all official offers to resolve a case. If a lawyer fails to do this, it can violate a client's rights under the Sixth Amendment. To prove that a client was harmed, the client must show they would have accepted the offer. The client also must show that the court would have likely approved the agreement.

Summary

A court made a decision. It said that a lawyer for someone accused of a crime must tell that person about any deal offered to end the case. If the lawyer does not do this, it can go against the person's right to a fair trial.

To show that this mistake caused harm, the accused person must prove two things. They must show that they would have taken the deal. They must also show that a judge would likely have said yes to the deal.