| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 
| Sep 27 2010 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 3, 2010) | 
| Nov 3 2010 | Brief amici curiae of Connecticut and Eleven Other States filed. | 
| Nov 3 2010 | Brief of respondent Galin E. Frye in opposition filed. | 
| Nov 3 2010 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent. | 
| Nov 15 2010 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 3, 2010. | 
| Nov 16 2010 | Reply of petitioner Missouri filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Dec 6 2010 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 10, 2010. | 
| Jan 3 2011 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 7, 2011. | 
| Jan 7 2011 | Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED. | 
| Jan 7 2011 | Petition GRANTED.  In addition to the Question presented by the petition for writ of certiorari the parties are directed to brief and argue the following Question:  "What remedy, if any, should be provided for ineffective assistance of counsel during plea bargain negotiations if the defendant was later convicted and sentenced pursuant to constitutionally adequate procedures?". | 
| Feb 10 2011 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including April 8, 2011. | 
| Apr 6 2011 | The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including April 15, 2011. | 
| Apr 15 2011 | Joint appendix filed. | 
| Apr 15 2011 | Brief of petitioner Missouri filed. | 
| Apr 21 2011 | Brief amici curiae of Connecticut and 28 Other States filed. | 
| Apr 21 2011 | Brief amici curiae of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, et al. filed. | 
| Apr 22 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. | 
| Apr 27 2011 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including June 22, 2011. | 
| May 10 2011 | The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including July 15, 2011. | 
| Jul 7 2011 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. | 
| Jul 15 2011 | Brief of respondent Galin E. Frye filed. | 
| Jul 22 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, New York University School of Law filed.  VIDED. | 
| Jul 22 2011 | Brief amici curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. filed. VIDED. | 
| Jul 22 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of The Constitution Project filed. VIDED. | 
| Jul 22 2011 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed.  VIDED. | 
| Aug 8 2011 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, October 31, 2011 | 
| Aug 10 2011 | CIRCULATED | 
| Aug 15 2011 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED. | 
| Aug 15 2011 | Reply of petitioner Missouri filed.  (Distributed) | 
| Aug 17 2011 | Record received from Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.  (1 box) | 
| Sep 30 2011 | Record received from Supreme Court of Missouri.  (1 envelope) | 
| Oct 31 2011 | Argued.  For petitioner:  Chris Koster, Attorney General, Jefferson City, Mo.; and Anthony A. Yang, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)  For respondent:  Emmett D. Queener, Assistant Public Defender, Columbia, Mo. | 
| Mar 21 2012 | Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED.  Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.  Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined. | 
| Apr 23 2012 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. | 
| May 2 2012 | Record returned to Supreme Court of Missouri. | 
| May 2 2012 | Record returned to Court of Appeals of Missouri. |