The Missouribar – 2020 Immigration Consequences of Criminal Plea

Practice Area:
Immigration | Criminal
Format:
Audio and Video

Description

Originally presented on June 8, 2020.

Finding a safe haven plea in turbulent times. This panel will discuss hot topics in CRIMIGRATION and ways to protect noncitizen criminal defendants from harsh immigration consequences.  

This presentation will include: 

  • Defense Counsel’s obligation under Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010) and why it matters now more than ever 
  • DUIs, DVs, and Drugs and the disappearing immigration bond  
  • The new perils of post-conviction relief and why defense counsel needs to do it right the first time
  • Getting you client back from ICE detention​ 

Speakers:  
Genevra W. Alberti, The Clinic, Kansas City 
Michael Sharma-Crawford, Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law, Kansas City 
Rekha Sharma-Crawford, Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law, Kansas City

Note: This material qualifies for self-study credit only. Pursuant to Regulation 15.04.5, a lawyer may receive up to six hours of self-study credit in a reporting year. Self-study programs do not qualify for ethics, elimination of bias or Kansas credit.

 

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