EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge. These appeals present a common question: whether a prisoner who contends that his attorney rendered ineffective assistance by failing to perfect an appeal from his conviction must show that he would have prevailed had an appeal been taken. We answer “no.” If the defendant told his lawyer to appeal, and the lawyer dropped the ball, then the defendant h…
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