Whether Zamarripa was denied effective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment when his counsel advised him to accept a plea agreement that waived his right to appeal, despite no effective benefit and a reasonable probability of sentence reduction on appeal

QUESTION PRESENTED I. WHETHER ZAMARRIPA WAS DENIED EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL GUARANTEED BY THE SIXTH AMENDMENT AS A RESULT OF HIS COUNSEL'S ADVICE THAT HE ACCEPT THE GOVERNMENT'S PLEA AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH HE WAIVED HIS RIGHT TO APPEAL THE SENTENCE, WHEN THE PLEA AGREEMENT CONFERRED NO EFFECTIVE BENEFIT AND HAD HE RETAINED HIS RIGHT TO APPEAL THERE IS A REASONABLE PROBABILITY THAT THE SENTENCE WOULD HAVE BEEN VACATED ON APPEAL AND THE CASE REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING. 1