Larios-Reyes v. Lynch

RAFAEL ANTONIO LARIOS-REYES v. LORETTA E. LYNCH
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Gregory, Dec. 6, 2016,
Immigraton – Because it prohibits sexual contact for either abuse OR sexual gratification, a conviction under MD CR 3-307(a)(3) does not qualify as a predicate “sexual abuse of a minor” conviction under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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Prado v. State

JUAN CARLOS SANMARTIN PRADO v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Wright, Oct. 2, 2015,
Ineffective Assistance – Deportation – Suggesting to client that a deportable criminal act “could” result in deportation was constitutionally ineffective because it suggested that deportation wasn’t inevitable

(Criticism below)
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