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The following pages provide the status of key cases granted certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court for consideration during the October 2011 term (October 4, 2011, to October 2, 2012), as of April 22, 2012. Cases are organized by certiorari date within each section. Decided Lafler v. Cooper — This case was granted certiorari on January 7, 2011, and was vacated and remanded on March 21, 2012. A defendant can make a Sixth Amendment claim of ineffective counsel if his lawyer advised him to reject a favorable plea bargain and he was then convicted and received a greater sentence…
