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Facts

Defendant A was incorrectly told there would be no immigration consequences of his guilty plea, while Defendant B was told there 'may' be such consequences when they were virtually certain. Both defendants, lawful permanent residents, entered guilty pleas to drug offenses that rendered them removable under the Immigration and Nationality Act. They alleged ineffective assistance of counsel due to their attorneys providing either no or incomplete information about the immigration consequences of their pleas.

Defendant A was incorrectly told there would be no immigration consequences of his guilty plea, while Defendant B was told there 'may' be such consequences when they were virtually certain.

Issue

Whether the rule announced in Padilla v. Kentucky, requiring counsel to correctly advise a noncitizen defendant about the immigration consequences of a guilty plea, applies retroactively on collateral review.

Rule

The rule in Padilla v. Kentucky requires defense attorneys to advise their clients of potential immigration consequences of pleading guilty or risk providing constitutionally deficient assistance of counsel. However, this rule does not apply retroactively on collateral review as it was not dictated by precedent, did not implicate substantive criminal activity, and was not a 'watershed' rule implicating a trial's fundamental fairness.

Analysis

The court determined that the rule in Padilla was a new rule that did not apply retroactively. It found that the defendants were not entitled to relief under New Jersey law because Defendant A was not given false or misleading advice, and Defendant B did not demonstrate that he would not have pled guilty had he been correctly advised about the immigration consequences.

The court determined that the rule in Padilla was a new rule that did not apply retroactively.

Conclusion

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the judgments of the Appellate Division and remanded the matters to the trial courts for further proceedings.

Who won?

The State prevailed in the case because the court found that the new rule established in Padilla did not apply retroactively, and the defendants did not meet the criteria for ineffective assistance of counsel.

The State prevailed in the case because the court found that the new rule established in Padilla did not apply retroactively.

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