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Defendants who get bad advice on plea bargains deserve relief

A deeply divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that criminal defendants who receive inadequate legal advice on pretrial plea bargains can have their sentences overturned, equating that with an unconstitutional and ineffective assistance of counsel.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/...?d=yIl2AUoC8zA</img> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/...?d=7Q72WNTAKBA</img> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/...kE:V_sGLiPBpWU</img> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/...?d=qj6IDK7rITs</img> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/...kE:gIN9vFwOqvQ</img>

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