The Florida Supreme Court looked into immigration issues Tuesday, pondering whether the state’s criminal courts and defense attorneys should be held to a new standard because of deportation law, and whether a deficiency about deportation warnings applies retroactively.
The convictions of three criminal defendants one from a drug case, one a burglary and the third involving child endangerment were examined because all involved plea bargains where the accused were not told they would face mandatory deportation.
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