Missouri v. Frye
| Missouri v. Frye | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 31, 2011 Decided March 21, 2012 | |
| Full case name | Missouri v. Galin E. Frye |
| Docket no. | 10-444 |
| Citations | 566 U.S. 134 (more) 132 S. Ct. 1399, 182 L. Ed. 2d 379 (2012). |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Holding | |
| "Defense counsel has the duty to communicate formal offers from the prosecution to accept a plea on terms and conditions that may be favorable to the accused." | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kennedy, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
| Dissent | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. VI, XIV | |
Missouri v. Galin E. Frye, 566 U.S. 134 (2012), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that attorneys of criminal defendants have the duty to communicate plea bargains offered to the accused.