Post-Conviction Relief for Immigrants



 
 

§ 7.115 (C)

 
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(C)  Foreign Convictions.  Reliance upon a foreign conviction to enhance sentence requires resentencing where (a) the foreign conviction failed to meet standards of fundamental fairness; (b) the court erroneously believed it valid; and (c) the court relied upon it to enhance the sentence.[409]

 


[409] United States v. Moskovits, 784 F. Supp. 193, 197 (E.D. Pa. 1992) (errors in prior conviction rendered in Mexico and relied upon by the sentencing court required a new sentence); see United States v. Fleishman, 684 F.2d 1329, 1346 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1044 (1982).

 

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