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High court sets new standard for legal advice in criminal cases
April 08, 2010
By Paul Hastings Professional
In a decision that one justice called a major upheaval in Sixth Amendment law, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that lawyers have a constitutional obligation to advise clients of the collateral deportation consequences of a guilty plea in a criminal case.
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