Our client was permanently deported to Mexico after agreeing to plead guilty to a simple theft charge. We filed a petition for error coram nobis in York County, PA, and alleged that trial counsel had been ineffective in failing to advise her of the deportation consequences to pleading guilty. The coram nobis petition is an extremely rare filing that most lawyers are unaware of.
After the issues were briefed and oral argument was held, the court granted the petition, and re-fashioned the client’s sentence so that she could legally re-enter the United States and remain here with her family.
