· 1/30/2026
Bondoc v. Blake
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- holding that counsel’s advice was constitutionally inadequate by erroneously telling his client that he faced no risk of deportation upon pleading guilty to simple assault
- holding that plea counsel’s incorrect advice concerning a defendant’s risk of deportation constituted ineffective assistance of counsel
- holding counsel’s representation of defendant was constitutionally deficient where counsel made no assurance that the specific charge to which defendant pleaded guilty was a deportable offense
- determining counsel’s advice to be constitutionally inadequate when he informed his client that he faced no risk of deportation upon pleading guilty to simple assault
- listing the three ineffectiveness prongs, including that a petitioner must prove any alleged ineffectiveness prejudiced him by establishing that “there is a reasonable probability the outcome of the proceedings would have been different”
- “The reasonable probability test refers to a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome.” (citation omitted)
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Judges: Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan
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