within 15 miles of Memphis practice in Immigration Tennessee

... years in confinement. On appeal, the Petitioner contends that he is entitled to post-conviction relief because he was not advised by trial counsel or the trial court about the immigration consequences of his pleas. Based upon ...

... On December 19, 2002, the Petitioner pled guilty to aggravated assault and domestic assault, and following his 2011 arrest on an unrelated charge, immigration removal proceedings have been initiated against the Petitioner based upon his 2002 guilty plea convictions. ...

... On August 20, 2010, fourteen years after the guilty plea, the Petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief, claiming that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel failed to advise him of the effect of his guilty plea on his immigration status. ...