Alcorn v. State

This case involves ineffective assistance of counsel claims arising out of counsel’s failure to correctly inform the defendant of *422the maximum penalty he faced before rejecting a plea offer. Such claims are rooted in the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which provides that the accused shall have the right to effective assistance of counsel in all criminal prosecutions. Missouri v. Frye, — U.S. -, 132 S.Ct. 1399, 1404, 182 L.Ed.2d 379 (2012). The United States Supreme Court has recognized that the plea bargaining stage is a critical one, at which defendants are…