Daily Archives: January 10, 2014

CA7 holds that misadvice and failure to advise does not evade the non‐retroactivity of Padilla

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Mike Baker

Chavarria, born in Mexico, became a legal permanent U.S. resident in 1982. In 2009, Chavarria pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine. One year later, the Supreme Court decided Padilla v. Kentucky, imposing a duty on defense attorneys to inform noncitizen clients … Continue reading →

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