Premo v. Moore (2010)
- Docket
- 09-658
- Decided
- 2010-01-01
Summary
Question: Does a lawyer provide inadequate representation by failing to seek suppression of a client's confession before he pleads no contest to murder? Conclusion: No. The court reversed the appeals court decision, holding that defense counsel was not ineffective and that Moore was not in any event prejudiced by his counsel's actions. Justice Anthony Kennedy authored the opinion for the court with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg filing a concurring opinion. Justice Elena Kagan did not participate in the consideration or decision of the case.