Legal Opinion
United States v. Castro
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1994No. 92-02909PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK A. KAUFMAN, District Judge:
Petitioner appeals from the denial of his motion for a writ of coram nobis which he seeks, contending that when he pleaded guilty to a felony conviction, his counsel’s failure to advise him of the availability of a Judicial Recommendation Against Deportation (“JRAD”) constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse.
FACTS
Petitioner, Marvin Castro, is a citizen of Honduras. In 1984, while attending college in Texas, Castro and several of his co-defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport stolen trucks from Texas to Louisiana in violation of 18…
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