· 12/23/2013
Juan Alberto Blanco Garcia v. State of Tennessee
Citations
- 425 S.W.3d 248
- 2013 WL 6795210
- 2013 Tenn. LEXIS 1012
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- holding that immigration law did not succinctly, clearly, and explicitly provide that the defendant's conviction qualified as a crime involving moral turpitude
- holding that immigration law did not succinctly, clearly, and explicitly provide that the defendant's conviction qualified as a crime involving moral turpitude
- holding that immigration law did not succinctly, clearly, and explicitly provide that the defendant's conviction qualified as a crime involving moral turpitude
- noting that \courts have consistently held that an illegal alien who pleads guilty cannot establish prejudice\ under Padilla and collecting cases
- holding that, because the defendant's crimes did not clearly qualify as crimes involving moral turpitude, counsel gave adequate advice by stating that the guilty pleas \might or might not have an adverse [e]ffect on his ability to return legally to the United States\
- holding that, because the defendant's crimes did not clearly qualify as crimes involving moral turpitude, counsel gave adequate advice by stating that the guilty pleas \might or might not have an adverse affect on his ability to return legally to the United States\
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Judges: Justice Cornelia A. Clark
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