finding counsel ineffective for providing inaccurate advice on immigration consequences
Summary of this case from Ehler v. StateNo. 16-0378
03-08-2017
STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ali Abdelkarim ALI, Defendant-Appellant.
John J. Bishop, Cedar Rapids, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Jean C. Pettinger, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Conviction and Sentence Vacated; Case Remanded with Directions.
finding counsel ineffective for providing inaccurate advice on immigration consequences
Summary of this case from Ehler v. Staterecognizing "different calculus" confronting non-U.S. citizen in evaluating plea offer and vacating guilty plea where immigrant defendant established he would not have pleaded guilty had he known deportation consequences of conviction
Summary of this case from Fernandez v. StateFull title:STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALI ABDELKARIM ALI…
Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA
Date published: Mar 8, 2017
If Ramirez had been correctly advised of the immigration consequences, he could have "rationally decided to…
Ehler v. StateBut none of those cases concern ineffective advice on a matter that, if counsel were effective, would lead to…