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MISSOURI v. FRYE

No. 10-444.

132 S.Ct. 1399 (2012)

182 L.Ed.2d 379

MISSOURI, Petitioner v. Galin E. FRYE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris Koster , Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for Petitioner.

Anthony A. Yang , for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioner.

Emmett D. Queener , Columbia, MO, for Respondent.

Chris Koster , Attorney General, Counsel of Record, James R. Layton , Solicitor General, Shaun J. Mackelprang , Chief Counsel, Criminal Div., Jefferson City, MO, for Petitioner.

Emmett D. Queener , Assistant Public Defender, Counsel of Record, Craig A. Johnston , Assistant Public Defender, Columbia, MO, for Respondent.

Justice KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Sixth Amendment, applicable to the States by the terms of the Fourteenth Amendment, provides that the accused shall have the assistance of counsel in all criminal prosecutions. The right to counsel is the right to effective assistance of counsel. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 686, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). This case arises in the context of claimed...

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