Legal Opinion
Roe v. Flores-Ortega
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 23, 2000No. 98-1441PublishedCited by 2,291 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
In this case we must decide the proper framework for evaluating an ineffective assistance of counsel claim, based on counsel’s failure to file a notice of appeal without respondent’s consent.
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The State of California charged respondent, Lucio Flores-Ortega, with one count of murder, two counts of assault, and a personal use of a deadly weapon enhancement allegation. In October 1993, respondent appeared in Superior Court with his court-appointed public defender, Nancy Kops, and a Spanish language interpreter, and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. The plea was entered pursuant to a…
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