BRIDGES v. UNITED STATES

No. 20-1623.

991 F.3d 793 (2021)

Jeffery BRIDGES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 17, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmen G. Iguina Gonzalez , Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, DC, Spencer Elijah Wittmann Amdur , Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Peter Blackett , Bob Wood , Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Rovner, Hamilton, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


This appeal raises fundamental questions about what is expected of defense counsel in the federal criminal justice system, where almost all defendants plead guilty. Counsel must negotiate guilty pleas and argue for more lenient sentences, both of which require expert knowledge of the federal Sentencing Guidelines. This knowledge...

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