Post-Conviction Relief for Immigrants
Chapter 3. Investigating the Case
- §3.1 I. Investigating the Case
- §3.2 II. Interviewing the Client
- §3.3 A. Special Considerations
- §3.4 B. Non-English Speaking Clients
- §3.5 III. Obtaining Information About Immigration Status
- §3.6 A. Check for Unknown U.S. Citizenship
- §3.7 B. Inform the Client of Illegal Re-entry Exposure
- §3.8 IV. Obtaining Information on “Equities” or Reasons Client Should be Allowed to Remain in the U.S
- §3.9 V. Obtaining Information About the Criminal Case
- §3.10 A. Determining Which Criminal History Reports to Order
- §3.11 B. Discovering How the Conviction Came About and Possible Grounds to Vacate
- §3.12 C. The Basic Criminal Case Interview
- §3.13 VI. Corroborating the Client’s Assertions of Prejudice
- §3.14 VII. Verifying the Immigration Situation: INS Records, FOIA Requests, and Analysis
- §3.15 A. Filing an FOIA Request
- §3.16 B. Information on Amnesty Clients
- §3.17 VIII. Verifying Exact Criminal History: Criminal Records and “Rap Sheets”
- §3.18 A. Obtaining the Client’s FBI Criminal Record
- §3.19 B. Obtaining the Client’s State Criminal Record
- §3.20 C. Obtaining DMV Conviction Records
- §3.21 IX. Correcting Errors in Criminal Histories
- §3.22 A. Correcting Errors in FBI Criminal History Reports
- §3.23 B. Correcting California State Criminal History Records
- §3.24 X. Official Destruction of Conviction Records Does Not Remove the Convictions Themselves
- §3.25 XI. Obtaining Conviction Records and Transcripts from the Rendering Court
- §3.26 XII. Obtaining the Case File From Original Defense Counsel
- §3.27 XIII. Ineffective Assistance: Interviewing Original Defense Counsel
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