Strickland, “judicial scrutiny of counsel’s performance must be highly deferential.” Strickland, 466 U.S. at 689, 104 S.Ct. 2052. Here, Frazer pled guilty, which, as the majority recognizes, at least. waives all “nonjurisdictional defects and defenses, including claims of violation of constitutional rights prior to the plea.” Rivers v. Strickland, 264 S.C. 121, 213 S.E.2d 97, 98 (1975); ante at 709-710. The limited scope of appealable issues of course renders defendants who plead guilty less likely to prevail on appeal and thus presumably less likely to desire an appeal. Moreover, as discussed above, Frazer did not ask his counsel to seek an appeal. In these circumstances, it was not unreasonable for counsel to fail to do so. See Carey v. Leverette, 605 F.2d 745, 746 (4th Cir.1979) (<HOLDING>). Supreme Court precedent specific to the
holding that there is generally no constitutional requirement that defendants must always be informed of their right to appeal following a guilty plea holding that it is well settled that there is no constitutional right to an appeal holding criminal defendant does not have constitutional right to have guilty plea accepted by court holding failure to advise of right to compel witnesses and plead not guilty are not required by boykin and there is absolutely no requirement that defendant be advised of any other rights in order to be able to enter a valid guilty plea holding that there is no constitutional right to appeal a criminal conviction