Criminal Defense of Immigrants
Chapter
- §7.1 I. Introduction
- §7.2 II. Overview
- §7.3 III. Immigration Consequences of Conviction
- §7.4 A. Deportation Grounds
- §7.5 B. Inadmissibility Grounds
- §7.6 C. Other Immigration Consequences
- §7.7 D. Conduct-Based Immigration Consequences
- §7.8 IV. Elements of a Conviction
- §7.9 A. Definition of Conviction Applies in All Immigration Contexts
- §7.10 B. Conviction Defined by Federal, Not State, Law
- §7.11 C. Statutory Definition of Conviction
- §7.12 1. The Statute
- §7.13 2. Legislative History
- §7.14 D. Elements of Conviction
- §7.15 1. Formal Judgment in Criminal Case
- §7.16 2. Deferred Judgment of Guilt
- §7.17 a. Verdict After Trial
- §7.18 b. Plea of Guilty or No Contest
- §7.19 c. Admission of Sufficient Facts
- §7.20 d. Imposition of Sentence
- §7.21 V. Non-Conviction Dispositions
- §7.22 A. Non-Criminal Dispositions
- §7.23 1. Juvenile Delinquency Adjudications
- §7.24 2. Minor Non-Criminal Violations
- §7.25 3. Foreign Convictions
- §7.26 4. Unlisted Jurisdictions: Local, Military, and Tribal Convictions
- §7.27 B. Non-Conviction Dispositions
- §7.28 1. Acquittal
- §7.29 2. Dismissal Before Conviction
- §7.30 3. Deferred Prosecution
- §7.31 4. Deferred Verdict
- §7.32 5. Deferred Sentence
- §7.33 C. Defective Convictions
- §7.34 1. Convictions by Court Without Jurisdiction
- §7.35 2. Convictions In Absentia
- §7.36 3. Other Defects
- §7.37 D. Non-Final Convictions on Direct Appeal
- §7.38 VI. Post-Conviction Relief from Conviction
- §7.39 VII. Resources
§ 7.14 D. Elements of Conviction
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The statutory definition of conviction under immigration law includes formal judgments of guilt as well as various deferred judgments of guilt.
