Post-Conviction Relief for Immigrants
- §5.1 I. Introduction: 3 Requirements for Successful Post-Conviction Relief
- §5.2 A. Practical Requirements
- §5.3 1. Matching the Vehicle to the Immigration Effect
- §5.4 2. Matching the Vehicle to the Ground of Legal Invalidity
- §5.5 3. Choosing a Vehicle that Works
- §5.6 4. Timing of Post-Conviction Relief
- §5.7 B. General Considerations
- §5.8 1. Developing a Strategy
- §5.9 2. Obtaining the Relief: General Procedure
- §5.10 3. 10sion Between Strength of Ground and Equities
- §5.11 4. Adverse Criminal Consequences of Setting Aside Conviction
- §5.12 5. Vacating a Conviction Will Not Avoid Conduct-Based Immigration Consequences
- §5.13 6. Ex Post Facto Laws and Obtaining the Benefit of Changes in the Law
- §5.14 II. Federal Vehicles for Vacating a Conviction
- §5.15 A. Motion to Withdraw Plea
- §5.16 1. Procedural Requirements
- §5.17 2. Grounds
- §5.18 3. Immigration Consequences
- §5.19 B. Direct Appeal
- §5.20 1. Procedural Requirements
- §5.21 2. Filing a Late Notice of Appeal
- §5.22 3. Attacking a Waiver of Appeal
- §5.23 4. Immigration Consequences
- §5.24 a. Effect of Reversal of Conviction
- §5.25 b. Finality Of Decision
- §5.26 5. Negotiating a Better Result On Appeal
- §5.27 C. Habeas Corpus
- §5.28 1. General Requirements
- §5.29 2. Federal Habeas Corpus
- §5.30 3. The Petition Must Be Timely Filed
- §5.31 a. Federal Habeas Corpus and the AEDPA Statute of Limitations
- §5.32 i. The Starting Date
- §5.33 ii. Statutory Tolling
- §5.34 iii. Equitable Tolling
- §5.35 4. The Requirement Of Custody
- §5.36 a. Registration Requirements as Custody
- §5.37 b. Immigration Custody
- §5.38 c. Mootness
- §5.39 5. Procedure
- §5.40 6. Immigration Consequences
- §5.41 D. Coram Nobis
- §5.42 1. Procedure
- §5.43 2. Grounds
- §5.44 3. Immigration Consequences
- §5.45 E. Audita Querela
- §5.46 F. All Writs Act
- §5.47 III. State Vehicles for Vacating a Conviction
- §5.48 A. Motion to Withdraw Plea
- §5.49 1. Motions Prior to Judgment
- §5.50 a. Procedure
- §5.51 b. Grounds
- §5.52 c. Immigration Consequences
- §5.53 2. Motions After Judgment
- §5.54 a. Procedure
- §5.55 b. Grounds
- §5.56 c. Immigration Consequences
- §5.57 B. Motion to Vacate for Violation of State Advisal Statute
- §5.58 1. Procedure
- §5.59 2. Grounds
- §5.60 3. Immigration Consequences
- §5.61 C. Nonstatutory Motion to Vacate
- §5.62 1. Nature of the Motion
- §5.63 2. Procedure
- §5.64 3. Immigration Consequences
- §5.65 D. Direct Appeal
- §5.66 1. Procedural Requirements
- §5.67 2. Filing a Late Notice of Appeal
- §5.68 3. Attacking a Waiver of Appeal
- §5.69 4. Immigration Consequences
- §5.70 a. Effect of Reversal of Conviction
- §5.71 b. Finality Of Decision
- §5.72 E. Habeas Corpus and Post-Conviction Relief Petitions
- §5.73 1. General Requirements for Issuance
- §5.74 2. Timeliness
- §5.75 3. The Requirement of Custody
- §5.76 4. Procedure
- §5.77 5. Immigration Consequences
- §5.78 F. Coram Nobis
- §5.79 1. Procedure
- §5.80 2. Grounds
- §5.81 3. Immigration Consequences
- §5.82 G. Audita Querela
§ 5.10 3. 10sion Between Strength of Ground and Equities
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If the equities are very strong, the prosecution and court may be willing to alter the record of conviction sufficiently to avert the adverse immigration consequences, even if the ground of legal invalidity is not particularly strong. See Chapter 2, supra. On the other hand, if the crime is very serious, and the prosecution and court would prefer that the client be deported permanently, then the ground of legal invalidity must be very strong indeed to force them to vacate the conviction.
