United States v. Michael Leslie Blaylock

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• holding that failure by counsel to communicate the government’s plea offer to his client constitutes deficient performance
• holding that it is a “questionable practice” for an ALJ to 21 22 11 The ALJ did not make a finding of malingering in her opinion. (AR 28-36
• noting that any all ambiguities in plea agreement are to be resolved in favor of the defendant
• stating that where “the defendant was deprived of the opportunity to accept a plea offer, putting him in the position he was in prior to the Sixth Amendment violation ordinarily will involve reinstating the original offer”
• applying Strickland on direct review to hold that counsel must communicate a plea offer to the defendant
• considering disparity between the actual sentence imposed and the sentence recommended in the plea agreement as a factor in establishing Strickland prejudice

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