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U.S. Supreme Court: Counsel Must Advise Immigrant Defendants of Deportation Risks

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2010 published in Prison Legal News August, 2010, page 11
Filed under: Attorney Client, Attorney Misconduct, International, Immigration. Location: Kentucky.
An immigrant charged with a criminal offense must be advised of the deportation consequences associated with pleading guilty, the U.S. Supreme Court held on March 31, 2010.

Jose Padilla was charged with drug trafficking after he was caught in Kentucky driving a tractor-trailer loaded with marijuana. Padilla, a lawful permanent ...

 

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