Williams v. Duffy

CARLEY, Justice.

In 1996, Michael Duffy was charged with several offenses, including armed robbery. Retained counsel negotiated a plea bargain whereby, in exchange for Duffy’s entry of a plea of guilty to that charge, the State would recommend that he receive a 15-year sentence. After conducting a hearing, the trial court accepted both Duffy’s guilty plea and the State’s recommended sentence. Subsequently, Duffy filed a petition for habeas corpus relief, alleging the ineffectiveness of his attorney. The habeas court found, as a matter of fact, that counsel had failed to advise Duffy that,…