By Norton Tooby
A plea to simple witness dissuasion, in violation of California Penal Code § 136.1(b), does not trigger deportation under any ground, at least...
California Witness Dissuasion Plea Offers An Immigration-Safe Alternative Disposition, Especially In Domestic Violence Cases
Feb
16
How Padilla Might Help Defendants Who Pleaded Guilty Without Counsel
Jan
30
By Norton Tooby
The narrow holding of Padilla does not apply where a defendant represented him- or herself in the criminal case, because there is no counsel who is obligated affirmatively to give accurate advice...
California One-Year Custody as Condition of Probation May Not Constitute Aggravated Felony One-Year Sentence Imposed
Nov
07
Many aggravated felony definitions require that the court order a term of imprisonment for a qualifying conviction of one year or more, or they are not aggravated felonies. For many of the most common aggravated felonies, the sentence...
First Drug Possession Convictions Occurring Before July 14, 2011 Can Still Be Erased By Expungement
Aug
22
In Lujan-Armendariz v. INS, 222 728 (9th Cir. 2000), the Ninth Circuit held that state rehabilitative relief from first-offense simple possession convictions was effective to eliminate all immigration consequences, by analogy to the Federal First...
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Sep
02
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