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Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 3-25-11

By Aaron

Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: State v. Sandoval: The Court found that in light of the United States Supreme Court decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, Mr. Sandoval was denied effective assistance of counsel when his attorney urged him to take a plea offer that resulted in his guilty plea to third degree rape and subsequent deportation proceedings. The Court reasoned that the deportation consequence for a third degree rape plea was a straightforward consequence under the law, and that counsel?s advice that Mr. Sandoval would not be deported immediately was insufficient to advice him that deportation was in fact a certain consequence of the plea, making it instead appear a ?remote possibility...continue to full post

Full post as published by Washington State Criminal Defense on March 29, 2011 (boomark / email).