Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Chleikh
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 9, 2012No. 12-P-26PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatzmann, J.
In 2011, Karim Chleikh (defendant) pleaded guilty to assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, witness intimidation, and threats to commit a crime. A District Court judge sentenced the defendant to two and one-half years in a house of correction, with fifteen months to serve and the balance suspended for two years. Since the defendant is not a United States citizen, his sentence, for at least two aggravated felonies, made it all but certain that he would be deported.
*719Approximately seven months after the sentencing, the office of the United States Immigration and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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