Padilla v. Kentucky

Padilla v. Kentucky is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that stipulates under the Sixth Amendment that the attorney and/or defense counsel of a non-citizen client charged with a crime is required to advise the client about the risk of deportation from the United States upon entering a guilty plea.

Jose Padilla was born and spent his early formative years in Honduras. Immigrating to the United States in the 1960s, he became a lawful permanent resident. Padilla later served honorably in the U.S. military and fought in the Vietnam War. For ...