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New Coast Guard decision

The CGCCA has decided United States v. Molena. Before this Court, Appellant has assigned the following four errors: I. Appellant was denied effective counsel when his attorney erroneously informed him that he would not need to register as a sex offender. II. The bad-conduct discharge is an inappropriately severe sentence.…

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More work for lawyers – repeat.

Just when you were starting to worry that there wouldn't be work — along comes DoD with a new policy about officer and senior enlisted civilian misconduct. The policy requires that officers and senior enlisted inform their command about civilian convictions. The policy directs that the Services issue (punitive) regulations…

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Collateral consequences – immigration issues.

The Supreme Court will soon hear oral argument in United States v. Denedo.  There has been plenty of discussion on this case.  See CAAFLog.  The underlying issue for trial defense counsel relates to claims of IAC in regard to immigration status advice upon conviction.  The issue at the Supreme Court…

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More on Collateral Consequences

Internal Exile:  Collateral Consequences of Conviction in Federal Laws and Regulations, A Collaboration of the American Bar Association Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, January 2009.  The Introduction says: This study collects and describes the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction…

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