In the Supreme Court of the United States, Roselva Chaidez, petitioner, v. United States of America, respondent [electronic resource] : on writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit : brief of amici curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers [and 21 others] in support of petitioner / Craig Louis Siegel [and 8 others]

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 prio...

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