U.S. Supreme Court
May 2, 2012
Retroactive deportation warning application in balance
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will consider whether to retroactively apply its ruling that defense attorneys must inform their noncitizen clients whether pleading guilty could trigger deportation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will consider whether to retroactively apply its ruling that defense attorneys must inform their noncitizen clients whether pleading guilty could trigger deportation.
The court decided in 2010 that failing to explain immigration consequences of a guilty plea amounts to ineffective assistance of counsel. That matter dealt with a lawful perm...
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