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U.S. SUPREME COURT

Chaidez v. United States

New Jersey Law Journal

February 20, 2013

The rule of Padilla v. Kentucky, that the Sixth Amendment requires defense attorneys to inform noncitizen clients of the deportation risks of guilty pleas, does not apply retroactively to cases already final on direct review.

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