Aggravated Felonies
Chapter 6. Post-Conviction Relief
- §6.1 I. Introduction
- §6.2 II. Elimination of a Conviction
- §6.3 A. Vacating the Conviction as Legally Invalid
- §6.4 1. A Conviction Vacated as Legally Invalid Causes No Immigration Damage
- §6.5 2. New Definition of Conviction
- §6.6 3. Matter of Pickering
- §6.7 4. Full Faith and Credit
- §6.8 5. Analyzing Convictions Vacated on Immigration-Related Grounds
- §6.9 6. Jurisdiction to Vacate
- §6.10 7. Grounds for Vacating a Plea
- §6.11 B. State and Federal Rehabilitative Relief
- §6.12 1. General Rule
- §6.13 2. Federal First Offender Act Exception
- §6.14 3. Ninth Circuit Exception
- §6.15 C. Judicial Recommendation Against Deportation
- §6.16 D. Pardon
- §6.17 1. Determination of Whether a Pardon Exists
- §6.18 2. Foreign Pardons
- §6.19 III. Reduction of Felony to Misdemeanor
- §6.20 A. Felony Aggravated Felonies
- §6.21 1. Drug Trafficking Convictions
- §6.22 2. Crimes of Violence Under 18 U.S.C. 16(b)
- §6.23 B. Effect of Reduction to Misdemeanor
- §6.24 IV. Vacating or Modifying Sentence
- §6.25 A. Most Recent Sentence Governs
- §6.26 B. New Definition of "Conviction"
- §6.27 C. Reducing Sentence
- §6.28 D. Grounds to Vacate Sentence
- §6.29 V. Reopening Proceedings After Post-Conviction Relief
- §6.30 A. Removal Proceedings
- §6.31 B. Criminal Proceedings
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