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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
NY court: Deported immigrants entitled to appeals
"New York's top court ruled Tuesday that two immigrants who had been in the United States legally are entitled to appeal criminal convictions even though they've been deported after being released from jail." - Associated Press,...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
NY Court of Appeals on appeal rights of deportees
"In these criminal proceedings, the Appellate Division, pursuant to CPL 470.60 (1), dismissed defendants' direct appeals from their judgments of conviction prior to their hearing and disposition. Both defendants filed timely notices of appeal...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 12 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Advocates hail Bloomberg's support of City Council legislation
"In a significant reversal, the Bloomberg administration said Friday that it would support a City Council bill that would hamper federal authorities’ ability to detain, and eventually deport, foreign-born inmates on Rikers Island who are about...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 5 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
N.Y. Court of Appeals on Petty Offense, Jury Trial, Immigration Consequences: People v. Suazo
People v. Suazo - "The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees that a defendant will be judged by a jury of peers if charged with a serious crime. Today, as a matter of first impression, we hold that a noncitizen defendant who...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
N.Y. Ct. App. on Court Advisals: People v. Peque
"[F]undamental fairness ... requires a trial court to make a non-citizen defendant aware of the risk of deportation because deportation frequently results from a non-citizen's guilty plea and constitutes a uniquely devastating deprivation of...