Punch and Jurists

Sasonov v. U.S., No. Civ. No, 07-2771 (JAG) (D.N.J.) (575 F.Supp.2d 626) (September 9, 2008) (Judge Joseph A. Jr. Greenaway) by Here the Court held that a trial counsel’s affirmative misrepresentations regarding the immigration consequences of the petitioner’s guilty plea constituted ineffective assistance of counsel and entitled him to vacate …

U.S. v. Couto, No. 01-1636 (2nd Cir.) (311 F.3d 179) (November 15, 2002) (Judge Guido Calabresi) by In this case, the defendant, a citizen of Brazil, was charged with bribery, and conspiracy to commit bribery, of an immigration official. The defendant retained a criminal defense attorney who met with her …