{"id":439,"date":"2018-08-29T16:28:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T20:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatercriminallawyer.net\/?p=439"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:04:39","slug":"lawyer-must-inform-defendant-about-possible-deportation-says-florida-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/lawyer-must-inform-defendant-about-possible-deportation-says-florida-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer Must Inform Defendant About Possible Deportation, Says Florida Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are not a citizen of the United States, and you are convicted of a crime, it may result in being deported back to your home country. This is clearly a notable consequence, and lawyers are supposed to advise their clients of this if it is a possibility. If you are charged with a crime in Florida, it is crucial that you have a knowledgeable defense attorney to advise you about all the potential consequences of any course of action you may choose. United States law requires that criminal defendants facing incarceration have competent counsel. If a defendant can prove that their counsel was not competent then they may be granted a new trial.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In this appeal, the Fifth District Court of Appeal of Florida discussed the requirements for defendants facing possible deportation. The defendant in this case was charged with possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell or deliver. With the assistance of his counsel, he agreed to a plea agreement. The defendant pled no contest to the charges. Thus, an adjudication of guilt was withheld and he was given 18 months of probation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/lawyer-must-inform-defendant-about-possible-deportation-says-florida-court\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Lawyer Must Inform Defendant About Possible Deportation, Says Florida Court\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are not a citizen of the United States, and you are convicted of a crime, it may result in being deported back to your home country. This is clearly a notable consequence, and lawyers are supposed to advise their clients of this if it is a possibility. If you are charged with a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drug-crime"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Criminal Appeal: Deportation Warning from Defense<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When police search car, a deportation risk issue can hinge on lawyer must inform about. See how this ruling your defense. 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