Curtis J. Pidgeon v. Judy P. Smith

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• affirming grant of federal habeas relief where guilty plea was based on erroneous advice about possible sentence
• finding deficient performance where the attorney did not verify the application of the statute and accordingly misadvised the client regarding sentencing exposure
• “The terms of a plea deal are admittedly relevant in assessing the credibility of a petitioner’s claim that he would have gone to trial had he received correct information at the plea-bargaining stage”
• “The terms of a plea deal are admittedly relevant in assessing the credibility of a petitioner’s claim that he would have gone to trial had he received correct information at the plea bargaining stage.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).