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Criminal Court, New York County, People V. Dejesus, Justin Goldberg
Criminal Court, New York County, People V. Dejesus, Justin Goldberg
Touro Law Review
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Supreme Court, Bronx County, People V. Buari, Matthew Moisan
Supreme Court, Bronx County, People V. Buari, Matthew Moisan
Touro Law Review
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Ignorance Of The Law: A Maxim Reexamined, Ronald A. Cass
Ignorance Of The Law: A Maxim Reexamined, Ronald A. Cass
Ronald A. Cass
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Using Outcomes To Reframe Guilty Plea Adjudication, Anne R. Traum
Using Outcomes To Reframe Guilty Plea Adjudication, Anne R. Traum
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The Supreme Court’s 2012 decisions in Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri v. Frye lay the groundwork for a new approach to judicial oversight of guilty pleas that considers outcomes. These cases confirm that courts possess robust authority to protect defendants’ Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel and that plea outcomes are particularly relevant to identifying and remedying prejudicial ineffective assistance in plea-bargaining. The Court’s reliance on outcome-based prejudice analysis and suggestions for trial court-level reforms to prevent Sixth Amendment violations set the stage for trial courts to take a more active, substantive role in regulating guilty pleas. …