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Category Archives: ineffective assistance of counsel
Padilla v. Kentucky does not apply retroactively to cases already final on direct review
In Chaidez v. United States, the Court held that Padilla v. Kentucky, in which the Court held that the Sixth Amendment requires defense attorneys to inform criminal defendants of the deportation risks of guilty pleas, does not apply retroactively to cases already … Continue reading
El-Gazawy v. Holder, Ineffective assistance of counsel, Motion to Reopen untimely, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Docket: 11-3582 August 16, 2012. Judge Rovner. Doc Uploaded Filed Description 1 06/01/2012 06/01/2012 Oral Argument 2 08/16/2012 08/16/2012 Opinion (ROVNER) El-Gazawy a citizen of Jordan, entered the U.S. in 1990 as a non-immigrant, overstayed, and failed to appear for … Continue reading
Lin Jiang, Seventh Circuit: Asylum/Motion to Reopen/Ineffective Assistance of Counsel/Changed Country Conditions
Lin Jiang v. Eric Holder, Jr., 09-3179Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Friday, March 18th, 2011Status: Published/PrecedentialLin_Jiang_v._Eric_Holder_Jr..pdf Tweet In Lin Xing Jiang v. Holder, 2011 WL 923279 (7th Cir. 2011), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denied … Continue reading
Padilla v. Kentucky Reference Guide
Office of Immigration Litigation – Appellate SectionOffice of Immigration Litigation Issues Reference Guide to ImmigrationTweet http://www.justice.gov/civil/oil/OIL_Padilla_Reference_Guide.pdf Consequences of Crimes in Response to Supreme Court Decision in Padilla v. Kentucky. In view of the Supreme Court’s decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, … Continue reading
Padilla applied retroactively to conviction which became final before March 31, 2010
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. ROSELVA CHAIDEZ, Defendant/Petitioner. No. 03 CR 636-6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81860 August 11, 2010, Decided August 11, 2010, Filed PRIOR HISTORY: … Continue reading
