Criminal Defense of Immigrants
Chapter
- §8.1 I. Introduction
- §8.2 II. Preparation
- §8.3 A. Counsel's Role
- §8.4 B. Research
- §8.5 C. Client's Decision
- §8.6 III. Factors Affecting Plea
- §8.7 A. In General
- §8.8 B. Special Considerations for Noncitizens
- §8.9 IV. Target Disposition
- §8.10 A. Outline Exact Target Record of Conviction
- §8.11 B. Ranking Alternatives
- §8.12 V. Plea Negotiations
- §8.13 A. Things to Know
- §8.14 B. Negotiation Theory
- §8.15 C. Negotiation Process
- §8.16 1. The Prosecutor
- §8.17 2. The Client
- §8.18 3. The Court
- §8.19 D. Defense Negotiating Position
- §8.20 1. What You Want
- §8.21 2. Why You Want It
- §8.22 3. Why They Should Give It To You
- §8.23 E. Respect Prosecution Interests
- §8.24 1. Conviction of Serious Offense
- §8.25 2. Long Sentence
- §8.26 3. Simple Disposition
- §8.27 4. Quick Disposition
- §8.28 5. Avoiding Work
- §8.29 6. Fairness
- §8.30 7. Protecting the Victim
- §8.31 F. Respect the Court's Interests
- §8.32 G. Role of Defendant's Immigration Status
- §8.33 1. Whether to Alert Prosecution or Court to Immigration Issues
- §8.34 2. Neutralizing Bias Against Noncitizens
- §8.35 a. Noncitizens in General
- §8.36 b. Noncitizens Without Lawful Status
- §8.37 VI. Entry of Plea
- §8.38 A. General Considerations
- §8.39 1. Interpreters
- §8.40 2. Avoiding Damaging Immigration Admissions
- §8.41 3. Other Considerations
- §8.42 B. Timing of the Plea
- §8.43 C. Advice to Client
- §8.44 1. Criminal Consequences
- §8.45 2. Advice of Possible Immigration Consequences Required by Statute
- §8.46 3. Advice of Exact Immigration Consequences
- §8.47 4. Preparation for Client's Role in Entry of Plea
- §8.48 5. Other Advice to Client
- §8.49 D. Entry of Plea
- §8.50 1. Plea Agreement
- §8.51 a. Offense of Conviction
- §8.52 b. Sentence
- §8.53 i. Length of Sentence Imposed
- §8.54 ii. Restitution
- §8.55 2. Plea Hearing
- §8.56 a. Nature and Wording of Plea
- §8.57 i. Guilty Plea
- §8.58 ii. No Contest Plea
- §8.59 iii. Plea Without Admission of Guilt
- §8.60 iv. Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
- §8.61 v. Slow Plea of Guilty
- §8.62 vi. Dispositions Without Plea
- §8.63 b. Avoiding Factual Admissions
- §8.64 i. Record of Conviction
- §8.65 ii. Factual Basis Stipulation
- §8.66 iii. Oral Statements of Defendant
- §8.67 iv. Probation Interview
§ 8.8 (E)
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(E) Defendant’s Difficulty in Testifying. If the defendant does not speak English well, or is unfamiliar with and uncomfortable in the American judicial system, s/he may not make a good defense witness. If s/he does not testify, the factfinder will likely hold this fact very strongly against the defendant, regardless of the court’s instructions to the contrary. See Chapter 4, supra.
