Friday, October 23, 2009

His 6th amendment right

In this story, a man is pleading to maintain his legal citizenship after being given bad counsel advice in a 2001 drug trial.

His 6th amendment right

The fairness of this article is complicated. The defendant did plead guilty to drug charges but now faces deportation despite having legal citizen status. Is this a fair deal? What about others who may or may not be facing deportation due to guilty pleas upon advisement of their attorneys? I agree with the idea that judges should include the disclaimer statement. It is unfair that a defendant pleads guilty unbeknownst to them that they could be facing deportation afterwards.

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