Defendant pleaded guilty to unlawfully using identification documents. At defendant’s plea hearing, the district court confirmed that defendant understood he would likely be deported after serving his sentence and that his attorney had explained the same to him. On appeal, ...

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Defendant, a citizen of Guatemala, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of identification documents after he used false Social Security and permanent-resident cards to complete an I-9 form. On appeal, defendant argued that his counsel was ineffective for failing to advise ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Failure to Advise of Immigration Consequences of Plea ineffective assistance of counsel Unlawful Use of Identification Documents