Court Opinion

ID: 9433912
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-02 23:41:40.531125+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:23:44.868838
License: Public Domain

Justice Ginsburg,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
This case presents the question whether, after a defendant pleads guilty or is convicted, the Sixth Amendment permits defense counsel simply to walk away, leaving the defendant uncounseled about his appeal rights. The Court is not *494deeply divided on this question. Both the Court and Justice Souter effectively respond: hardly ever. Because the test articulated by Justice Souter provides clearer guidance to lower courts and to counsel, and because I think it plain that the duty to consult was not satisfied in this case, I join Justice Souter’s opinion.