What is the effect of a lawyer's failure to file an appeal?
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The following excerpt is from Manning v. Foster, 224 F.3d 1129 (9th Cir. 2000):
Where an attorney fails to file an appeal, and the petitioner can prove that he would have appealed "but for" counsel's failure to file, prejudice is presumed. See Roe v. FloresOrtega, 120 S.Ct. 1029, 1038 (2000). Manning timely informed
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