Legal Opinion
State v. Blakesley
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 11, 2010No. Docket: Ken-09-352PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] Current federal laws regarding immigration and naturalization may result in the deportation of noncitizen residents of the United States who have been convicted of certain crimes. This case arises from the efforts of one such noncitizen to avoid the potential deportation consequences of criminal convictions by asking the Maine courts to acknowledge or revive ancient writs in order to alter criminal convictions or sentences entered in Maine when the convictions would result in deportation. We decline to revive the writs.
[¶2] Paul A. Blakesley is a citizen of the United Kingdom who has…
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