Legal Opinion
Elmour v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided October 22, 2010No. D.C. Criminal App. No. 2007/020PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(October 22, 2010)
In this appeal, the Court is asked to determine whether a coram nobis petitioner is entitled to an evidentiary proceeding to determine the effectiveness of counsel who fails to advise his client of the deportation consequences of entering a guilty plea. In line with the Supreme Court’s recent holding in Padilla v. Kentucky, we remand for further evidentiary proceedings. 130 S. Ct. 1473, 1478, 176 L. Ed. 2d 284 (2010). We, however, do not address the merits of the instant coram nobis petition. Id.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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