UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Edward STEARNS, Defendant-Appellant

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• holding that counsel is ineffective for failing to file an appeal if the defendant did not consent to the failure to file the appeal
• holding that a defendant need only show that he did not consent to his counsel's failure to file an appeal for it to be ineffective assistance of counsel
• holding that a defen- dant need only show that he did not consent to his counsel’s failure to file an appeal for it to be ineffective assistance of counsel
• holding that test for ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to file a desired direct appeal, even in a plea case, was not whether an appeal was requested, but whether the decision not to file an appeal was consented to by the defendant

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