· 2/4/2011
Neufville v. State
Citations
- 13 A.3d 607
- 2011 R.I. LEXIS 13
- 2011 WL 339201
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that a court should only reach the second prong of the Strickland test when it has determined that the attorney's representation was deficient
- concluding that a court should only reach the second prong of the Strickland test when it has determined that the attorney’s representation was deficient
- commenting on the effect of a shorter sentence on the prejudice prong in a ease where an evidentiary hearing was held and findings of fact were made
- commenting on the effect of a shorter sentence on the prejudice prong in a case where an evidentiary hearing was held and findings of fact were made
- “Counsel is not required to inform their clients that they will be deported, but rather that a defendant’s ‘plea would make [the defendant] eligible for deportation.’” (quoting Padilla, 559 U.S. at 368)
- “Counsel is not required to inform their clients that they will be deported, but rather that a defendant’s ‘plea would make [the defendant] eligible for deportation.’” (quoting Padilla, 559 U.S. at 368)
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Suttell, Goldberg, Flaherty, Robinson, Indeglia
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