Missouri v. Frye | |
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Argued October 31, 2011 Decided March 21, 2012 | |
Full case name | Missouri v. Galin E. Frye |
Docket no. | 10-444 |
Citations | 566 U.S. 134 (more) 132 S. Ct. 1399, 182 L. Ed. 2d 379 (2012). |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Holding | |
"Defense counsel has the duty to communicate formal offers from the prosecution to accept a plea on terms and conditions that may be favorable to the accused."[1] | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kennedy, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
Dissent | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. VI, XIV |
Missouri v. Galin E. Frye, 566 U.S. 134 (2012), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that attorneys of criminal defendants have the duty to communicate plea bargains offered to the accused.[1]
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