Supreme Court adds to the definition of ineffective assistance of counsel

The US Supreme Court recently held (in a 6-3 opinion) that a lawyer renders ineffective assistance of counsel when he or she decides not to file an appeal of a guilty plea despite his client’s request, even if the client waived his right to appeal in the plea agreement.  The case is called Garza v. Idaho, and you can read the opinion here.  You can also find all the relevant documents in the case here.

I haven't had a chance to read the opinion myself, so I will limit the post to a link to this summary and analysis.