Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Keywords
immigration, noncitizens
Abstract
The criminal defense attorney's intuitive pursuit of freedom for a client is almost always the best approach in the representation of individuals charged with a crime. When representing noncitizens, however, the prudent practice is to deemphasize immediate freedom and instead to focus on the collateral consequences the conviction will have on the noncitizen's immigration status.
Disciplines
Immigration Law
Digital Commons Citation
Nuñez, Fernando A., "Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions to Noncitizens" (2008). Faculty Scholarship. 578.
https://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/fac_pubs/578
Comments
41 Maryland Bar Journal 45 (2008). "This article is reproduced with permission of the Maryland Bar Journal, published by the Maryland State Bar Association."