Chaidez v. U.S., No. 11-820 (U.S. Supreme Court) (568 U.S. 342; 133 S.Ct. 1103) (February 20, 2013) (Justice Kagan)
In 2010, the Supreme Court issued a blockbuster ruling which held that a Sixth Amendment ineffective assistance of counsel claim could be based on a defense counsel’s failure to inform his client of the possible immigration consequences, such as deportation, that could result by entering a guilty plea. (See, Padilla ...
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