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BROOMES v. ASHCROFT

Nos. 02-6419, 03-1063.

358 F.3d 1251 (2004)

Errol L. BROOMES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Brooklyn District Attorney; Honorable Charles Hynes, Respondents-Appellees. Asfaw Mekonnen Abtew, Petitioner-Appellant, v. United States Department of Justice; Immigration & Naturalization Service, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

February 17, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs.* Michael A. Scaperlanda of College of Law University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, on the briefs for Petitioners-Appellants in No. 02-6419 & No. 03-1063.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Kings County, NY, and Leonard Joblove and Amy Appelbaum, Assistant District Attorneys of Counsel, Brooklyn, NY, on the brief for Respondent-Appellee Charles Hynes in No. 02-6419.

John W. Suthers, United States Attorney, and John M. Hutchins, Assistant United States Attorney, Denver, CO, on the briefs for Respondents-Appellees in No. 03-1063.

Before EBEL, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge.

The appellants in this consolidated appeal are lawful permanent residents facing deportation as a result of criminal convictions. They seek habeas corpus relief on grounds they received ineffective assistance of counsel when their respective attorneys failed to adequately advise them of the possible immigration consequences of pleading guilty. We consolidated these cases for procedural purposes, appointed counsel, and granted a certificate...

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