United States Sixth Circuit

Petitioner's claim that his guilty pleas were not knowing or voluntary is procedurally barred where claim was not raised on direct review, and he cannot show either innocence or cause and actual prejudice to overcome that bar; deportation is a collateral consequence of a plea, and government did not misrepresent consequences of appellant's pleas.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/04/2002
• Published 04/26/2002

Judges

• Before KENNEDY and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges;  BELL, Chief District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Margaret W. Wong (briefed), Scott E. Bratton (argued), Margaret Wong & Assoc., Cleveland, OH, for Petitioner-Appellee., Thomas J. Gruscinski (argued and briefed), Office of the U.S. Atty., Cleveland, OH, for Respondent-Appellant.