Taccetta v. Administrator New Jersey State Prison

OPINION *

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Martin Taccetta claims he was deprived effective assistance of counsel when he rejected a plea offer based on bad advice from his attorney. For the following reasons, we affirm the District Court’s denial of habeas relief.

I

In 1991 Taccetta was charged with murder, racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and theft by extortion. In 1993 he was offered a plea deal under which he would plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter and racketeering, and which would expose him to a maximum sentence of 20 years with an 8-year parole disquali-' fier. Under…