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Conviction overturnedOct 16, 2026

First Circuit upholds coram nobis relief where lawyer wrongly assured client she could fix her immigration status after plea

A divided court holds that telling a noncitizen she can stay in the country, when the plea in fact makes removal mandatory, is constitutionally deficient advice, and that corroborated testimony plus a plausible trial defense can show prejudice even without contemporaneous evidence.

Morillo v. United States, No. 25-2027 · United States (federal) · Ineffective lawyer

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  1. United States (federal) · Nov 6, 2026United States v. Gerald Cook, Jr. InformantsConfessions
  2. United States (federal) · Oct 29, 2026United States v. Harris Actual innocence
  3. United States (federal) · Oct 22, 2026First Solar Electric LLC v. Zurich American Insurance Company Time limits and bars
  4. United States (federal) · Oct 19, 2026Charlie Foster v. United States Actual innocenceTime limits and bars
  5. United States (federal) · Oct 16, 2026Morillo v. United StatesBriefTime limits and barsIneffective counselGuilty pleas
  6. United States (federal) · Oct 8, 2026USA v. Junior Xavier Chirino-Lovera Jury issues
  7. United States (federal) · Oct 7, 2026Curtrina Martin, et al v. USA, et al Forensic evidence
  8. United States (federal) · Sep 30, 2026Nicholas Tate v. Warden GDCP Ineffective counsel

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  1. OpinionFED · Oct 29, 2026
    25-60017 USA v. Harris Fifth Circuit opinions, published and unpublished
  2. OpinionFED · Oct 29, 2026
    United States v. Harris CourtListener
  3. OpinionFED · Oct 28, 2026
    25-51048 USA v. Stevens Fifth Circuit opinions, published and unpublished
  4. ReportFED · Oct 25, 2026
    The Law Q & A | Getting wrongful convictions off your record news-gazette.com
  5. ReportFED · Oct 22, 2026
    New Haven to pay millions to settle lawsuit of man wrongfully convicted of murder wfsb.com
  6. ReportFED · Oct 22, 2026
    James Lucien verdict : $3M awarded over wrongful conviction wcvb.com
  7. OpinionFED · Oct 19, 2026
    Charlie Foster v. United States CourtListener
  8. OpinionFED · Oct 16, 2026
    Morillo v. United StatesCourtListener
  9. OpinionFED · Sep 30, 2026
    Nicholas Tate v. Warden GDCP Eleventh Circuit published opinions