Rojas-Medina v. United States

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

*12 In Roe v. Flores-Ortega , 528 U.S. 470 , 120 S.Ct. 1029 , 145 L.Ed.2d 985 (2000), the Supreme Court held that, as a matter of constitutional law, a defense attorney has a duty to consult with a client about an appeal either when a particular defendant reasonably demonstrated to the attorney that he was interested in appealing or when the circumstances are such that a rational defendant would want to appeal. See id. at 480 , 120 S.Ct. 1029 . The Court went on to hold that when an attorney violates this duty, a presumption of prejudice arises. See id. at 483 , 120 S.Ct.…