Bad lawyering, but no relief

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A criminal defendant did not need to be advised that he would face mandatory deportation and a permanent ban from the country if he entered an Alford plea to criminal sexual conduct with a minor, ruled the South Carolina Court of Appeals. His counsel should have explicitly advised the man of the immigration penalties, but the defendant did not show how this omission prejudiced him, as he still would have taken the plea and its lesser sentence even if he was told this.

EFCC Vs Yahaya Bello: Court adjourns to January 21 for ruling or arraignment

newslineng.com.ng - 30/Oct 13:37

A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned hearing in the money laundering case brought against the immediate-past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya...

EFCC Seeks Yahaya Bello’s Trial in Absentia

spyetv.com.ng - 31/Oct 22:37

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday October 30, 2024 asked Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in...

Marine accused of taking classified docs in neo-Nazi plot gets 7 years in plea deal

rawstory.com - 28/Oct 18:28

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Federal prosecutors laid out a case against Jordan Duncan, a Marine Corps veteran and federal defense contractor who became...

EFCC vs. Yahaya Bello: Court adjourns ruling, arraignment to Jan. 21

veracity.com.ng - 30/Oct 14:53

The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the next hearing in the money laundering case against former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, filed...

'Colossal injustice': CNN legal expert gives update on status of Trump criminal cases

rawstory.com - 06/Nov 15:39

Donald Trump won a second term in office despite four criminal indictments, 34 felony convictions and hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties,...

Trump claims 'illegal alien' voting is rampant — but his own party disagrees

rawstory.com - 05/Nov 00:39

by Andy KrollProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in...

WSJ: Trump is being advised to freeze the war between Ukraine and Russia, but he has not yet decided

eng.uatv.ua - 07/Nov 18:14

Advisors have proposed several ideas to Donald Trump, who won the U.S. presidential election, regarding the resolution of the war in Ukraine. All of...

ASPs lawsuit goes forward despite DCP’s admission

newsday.co.tt - 31/Oct 19:35

A HIGH COURT judge has joined the consultancy firm involved in the promotion assessment process in a lawsuit over the rank of assistant...

More trouble at Cedros Secondary School

newsday.co.tt - 30/Oct 12:57

AFTER a video surfaced on WhatsApp showing two parents fighting outside Cedros Secondary School, a source close to the school tells Newsday there are...

Trump’s Victory Seen Through India’s Eyes – OpEd

eurasiareview.com - 06/Nov 17:25

Trump's electoral politics matches Modi's in India Republican party candidate Donald Trump's decisive victory over Democrat Kamala Harris in the...

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