Tenth Circuit· 8/9/2011

United States v. Weeks

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653 F.3d 1188
2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 16359
2011 WL 3452053

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finding relevant that the defendant had read and understood both the indictment and the plea agreement containing the charges against him
finding deficient representation prong met where a counsel failed to explain a \critical element\ of the crime to his client
summarizing legal principles concerning whether an evidentiary hearing must be held
“[A]n individual may bring an ineffective assistance of counsel claim based on the argument that he lacked notice of the elements of the crime[.]”
defendant’s habeas petition alleged facts entitling him to an evidentiary hearing when it alleged, in part, that counsel’s lack of preparation “pushed him” to enter a guilty plea
defendant’s habeas petition al‐ leged facts entitling him to an evidentiary hearing when it al‐ leged, in part, that counsel’s lack of preparation “pushed him” to enter a guilty plea

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Judges: Tymkovich, Seymour, Holmes

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