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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. Cavitt.

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1 United States v. Cavitt Anchor
ca5 · 2008
green “lawyer must actually and substantially assist his client in deciding whether to plead guilty.” 4
2 Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
ca5 · 1974
green “it is his job to provide the accused an understanding of the law in relation to the facts.” 4

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