Carlos Gallo-Vasquez v. United States

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• noting that defendant must provide concrete evidence that a favorable plea offer would have been available to him
• holding failure to use interpreter not ineffective assistance where record indicated petitioner understood English
• affirming denial of evidentiary hearing where defendant made only “vague and conclusory allegations” regarding plea agreement that he rejected based on advice of counsel
• “[C]ounsel's performance may fall below the minimum threshold if he advises his client to reject a plea bargain in the face of overwhelming evidence of guilt and an absence of viable defenses.”

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