The Effects of AEDPA and IIRIRA on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims for Failure to Advise Alien Defendants of Deportation Consequences of Pleading Guilty to an "Aggravated Felony"

Authors

Rob A. Justman

Abstract

In 1996, the immigration law landscape underwent drastic change with the passage of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ("AEDPA") and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ("IIRIRA"). This Comment addresses how these drastic changes in immigration law have affected ineffective assistance of counsel claims made on the basis of the counsel's failure to inform an alien defendant of the deportation consequences of pleading guilty to an aggravated felony.

Recommended Citation

Justman, Rob A. (2004) "The Effects of AEDPA and IIRIRA on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims for Failure to Advise Alien Defendants of Deportation Consequences of Pleading Guilty to an "Aggravated Felony"," Utah Law Review: Vol. 2004: No. 3, Article 1.
Available at: https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2004/iss3/1