I ran across some great information from www.immigrationdefenselproject.org on the Padillia case. Here’ is the main points
Some Key Padilla Take-Away Points for Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Deportation is a “penalty,” not a “collateral consequence,” of the criminal proceeding. The Court held that deportation is a “particularly severe ‘penalty’” and made clear that the “direct
Criminal defense lawyers in Tennessee and across the country are struggling with the fallout from the recent case from the U.S. Supreme Court.In