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Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)(ineffective assistance of counsel standard for criminal cases)

Hill v. Lockhart, 474 U.S. 52 (1985)(prejudice showing for ineffective assistance of counsel claims involving a guilty plea)

U.S. v. Chaidez, 730 F.Supp.2d 896 (N.D.Ill. 2010)(Padilla applies retroactively)

People v. Garcia, 907 N.Y.S.2d 398 (2010)(prejudice standard can be met in a Padilla claim even where a trial court informed the defendant he may be deported)

United States v. Bonilla, 2011 WL 833293 (9th Cir. Mar. 11, 2011)(allowing a pre-sentence motion to withdraw plea under Padilla)

2011 WL 833293

U.S. v. Chaidez

730 F.Supp.2d 896

INA 101(a)(48)(A) and it is

The term "conviction" means, with respect to an alien, a formal judgment of guilt of the alien entered by a court or, if adjudication of guilt has been withheld, where—

(i) a judge or jury has found the alien guilty or the alien has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or has admitted sufficient facts to warrant a finding of guilt, and

(ii) the judge has ordered some form of punishment, penalty, or restraint on the alien's liberty to be imposed.

The citations that I used today:
1) a definition of Moral Turpitude: Jordan v DeGeorge, 341 U.S. 223 (1951);
2) Determination whether conviction is for a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude: Matter of Silva-Trevino, 24 I&N Dec. 687 (A.G. 2008);
3) Criminal Deportation sections of INA: INA Section 237(a)(I)(A)
4) Criminal Exclusion sections of INA: INA 212(a)(2)
5) Juvenile & Petty Crime exceptions: INA 212(a)(2)(A)(ii)
6) Waiver of Inadmissibility for Crimes: INA Section 212(h)

Aggravated Felonies and Limitations on Relief

212(h) waiver available to certain lawful permanent residents with aggravated felony convictions
• Martinez v. Mukasey, 519 F.3d 532 (5th Cir. 2008)
• Sum v. Holder, 602 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir. 2010)
• Lanier v. United States AG, __ F.3d __, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 2317 (11th Cir. Feb. 4, 2011)

Recent U.S. Supreme Court Cases
• Nijhawan v. Holder, 129 S. Ct. 2294 (2009)
• Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder, 130 S. Ct. 2577 (2010)

Recent Board of Immigration Appeals Cases
• Matter of Sanchez-Cornejo, 25 I&N Dec. 273 (BIA 2010)
• Matter of Gruenangerl, 25 I&N Dec. 351 (BIA 2010)
• Matter of Richardson, 25 I&N Dec. 226 (BIA 2010)

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