When a criminal defendant is considering whether to accept a plea offer, is defense counsel's failure to advise the defendant of his or her sentencing exposure if he or she rejects the plea offer and proceeds to trial sufficient to establish deficient performance under Strickland?

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. When a criminal defendant is considering whether to accept a plea offer, is defense counsel’s failure to advise the defendant of his or her sentencing exposure if he or she rejects the plea offer and proceeds to trial sufficient to establish deficient performance under Strickland? 2. Is requesting an evidentiary hearing in state court sufficient for a habeas petitioner to show the diligence necessary to avoid 28 U.S.C. § 2254(e)(2)’s limitations on evidentiary hearings?