PPT-Immigration Consequences at Sentencing

Peter Edelmann The severity of deportationthe equivalent of banishment or exile only underscores how critical it is for counsel to inform her noncitizen client that he faces a risk of deportation It is our responsibility under the Constitution to ensure that no criminal defendantwhether a citizen or notis left to the mercies of incompetent counsel To satisfy this responsibility we now hold that counsel must inform her client whether his plea carries a risk of deportation . This bulletin considers whether people who participate in circle sentencing 1 show a reduction in the frequency of their offending 2 take longer to reoffend andor 3 reduce the seriousness of their offending The results suggest that circle sentencing Rachel Moon a legal immigrant is awaiting her sentencing hearing for killing her boyfriend in self defense.. “Under Current Law”. Under current law, non-citizen immigrants convicted of what's known as an "aggravated felony" face automatic penalties that make it far harder for them to be spared from deportation. While the term suggests a crime of a serious and violent nature, the definition of an "aggravated felony" has been expanded over the years, to the point where it includes crimes that are neither "aggravated" nor "felonies." Obama's draft immigration bill would narrow the definition of an aggravated felony by giving immigration judges greater discretion to grant leniency to individual immigrants convicted of minor offenses.. Halerie. Mahan. Defendant’s status . can. affect consequences of conviction. Categories . Citizen. Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR). Lawfully present non-LPRs. Undocumented Individuals. ASK YOUR CLIENT IF HE’S EVER HAD STATUS!. Stephen L. Richards. Deputy Defender . OSAD/DPTA. January 11, 2008. Sentencing Checklist. Range ?. Probation?. Consecutive?. Extendable?. Good-time credits?. Treatment?. Boot camp?. Poked in the Eye with A Sharpe Stick. Principles of LPSCS. Types of . Sentencing. Concurrent. Runs . the same duration as . another sentence. Consecutive. Sentences . run one after another. Concurrent v. Consecutive. Determinate. A . specific amount of time is . Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions and the Role of the Magistrate. 1. Sharon L. Ames, Esq. Regional Immigration Assistance Center, Region 2. NYS Magistrates Association Sept. 26-27, 2016. C. anada. Sentences. Sentence: a punishment imposed on a person convicted of committing a crime. (A . penalty. , disposition or a . sanction). Once an offender is convicted, the sentencing process begins. Frank O. Bowman, III. Floyd R. Gibson Missouri Endowed Professor of Law. Original Guidelines levels were set in 1987 by reference to three benchmarks. In general, study of sentences imposed by federal judges in 10,000 cases. Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions and the Role of the Magistrate. 1. Sharon L. Ames, Esq. Regional Immigration Assistance Center, Region 2. NYS Magistrates Association Sept. 26-27, 2016. Duties of the defence counsel. Refugee. . Law Office . Bureau du Droit des Réfugiés. Anthony Navaneelan. Staff Lawyer. navanea@lao.on.ca. May 6, 2017. Duty to advise of immigration consequences at plea & sentencing. Stephen L. Richards. Deputy Defender . OSAD/DPTA. January 11, 2008. Sentencing Checklist. Range ?. Probation?. Consecutive?. Extendable?. Good-time credits?. Treatment?. Boot camp?. Poked in the Eye with A Sharpe Stick. Agenda. Disposition button and grid. Setting Control. Sentencing Tab. Save and Retrieve Sentences. Copy from and to. Sentence Service. Special Programs. Reversing a Disposition. Reports. Civil Cases. 2015. Rick De Lara, Jr.. Rick De Lara, Jr.. The Law Offices of . Rios . & . Parada. , PLLC. 1505 E Missouri Ave. El Paso, TX 79902. Tel: (915) 532-2333. Danny Razo. Danny Razo. The Law . Office . Presenter Bios Hena Mansori, Detention Project Supervising Attorney