Padilla v. Kentucky
United States Supreme Court
559 U.S. 356 (2010)
Relevant factsFree
Padilla (plaintiff), a 40-year permanent U.S. resident, pled guilty to a Kentucky marijuana offense after his attorney wrongly told him not to worry about immigration status given his long residence, when the conviction actually triggered mandatory deportation under federal law; the Kentucky Supreme Court rejected his ineffective-assistance claim, reasoning deportation was merely a collateral consequence outside the Sixth Amendment's scope, and Padilla appealed.
IssueFree
Whether the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of effective assistance of counsel requires an attorney to provide accurate advice about the deportation consequences of a noncitizen defendant's guilty plea.
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