Legal Opinion
Sames v. State
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided October 17, 2011No. A11-375PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHNSON, Chief Judge.
Thomas Robert Sames pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic assault. After sentencing, he moved to withdraw his guilty plea on the ground that his attorney did not advise him that pleading guilty would make him ineligible to possess a firearm. The district court denied the motion. On appeal, Sames argues that the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, — U.S. —, 130 S.Ct. 1473, 176 L.Ed.2d 284 (2010), which held that a defense attorney must advise his or her client of the risk of deportation following a guilty plea, should be extended to the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. Ellis-StrongCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2017
- State v. CrumpCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2013