CHAIDEZ v. U.S.

No. 11-820.

133 S.Ct. 1103 (2013)

185 L.Ed.2d 149

Roselva CHAIDEZ, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Fisher , Stanford, CA, for Petitioner.

Michael R. Dreeben , Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Lanny A. Breuer , Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Ginger Anders , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Joel M. Gershowitz , Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Gerardo S. Gutierrez , Chicago, IL, Claudia Valenzuela , Chuck Roth , Sarah Rose Weinman , Chicago, IL, Thomas C. Goldstein , Kevin K. Russell , Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Washington, DC, Jeffrey L. Fisher , Pamela S. Karlan , Stanford, CA, Valerie Marsh , Kathleen Sanderson , Angela Vigil , Baker & McKenzie LLP, Miami, FL, for Petitioner.


Justice KAGAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356, 130 S.Ct. 1473, 176 L.Ed.2d 284 (2010), this Court held that the Sixth Amendment requires an attorney for a criminal defendant to provide advice about the risk of deportation arising from a guilty plea. We consider here whether that ruling applies retroactively, so that a person whose conviction became final...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases