California Court of Appeal Reverses Superior Court’s Denial of Motion to Vacate Conviction Where Defendant Established His Failure to Understand the Immigration Consequences of Plea by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, reversed a superior court’s denial of Misael Padron’s motion to …

SCOTUS Announces Pending Investigation or Proceeding Is Not Required for an Offense to be ‘Related to Obstruction of Justice’ and Qualify as ‘Aggravated Felony’ in Removal of Noncitizen by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Resolving a conflict among the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the Supreme Court of the United States …

Montana Supreme Court: Odor of Marijuana by Itself Insufficient to Prolong Traffic Stop by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Montana ruled a state trooper impermissibly extended a traffic stop to investigate a drug possession based solely on the odor of marijuana and undeveloped hunches. William …