In the Supreme Court of the United States, Roselva Chaidez, petitioner, v. United States of America, respondent : on writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit : brief of the American Immigration Lawyers Association as amicus curiae in support of petitioner

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Kurzban, Ira J., author

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The question presented is whether the Supreme Court's decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, which allows a defendant to contest his/her conviction based on an attorney's failure to advise of the immigra...

The question presented is whether the Supreme Court's decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, which allows a defendant to contest his/her conviction based on an attorney's failure to advise of the immigration consequences (e.g., deportation) of a guilty plea, applies to convictions finalized prior to that decision.

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