Richard Olive v. United States
HabeasCorpus
What do Missouri v. Frye and Lafler v. Cooper require to demonstrate prejudice from counsel's failure to advise on a plea offer?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. What do Missouri v. Frye, 566 U.S. 134 (2012), and Lafler v. Cooper, 566 U.S. 156 (2012), require of a defendant to demonstrate prejudice resulting from counsel’s failure to properly advise the defendant of a pretrial plea offer? 2. Whether the court of appeals improperly denied the Petitioner a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) on his claim that he was prejudiced as a result of his counsel’s failure to properly advise him regarding the Government’s pretrial plea offer. il B. PARTIES INVOLVED The parties involved are identified in the style of the case. iii