NJ Supreme Court Holds Padilla Decision Not Retroactive
March 2nd, 2012
This week, in the companion cases of State v. Gaitan and State v. Goulbourne, the New Jersey State Supreme Court held that the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Padilla v. Kentucky is not retroactive. In Padilla, the United States Supreme Court held that a criminal defense lawyer renders ineffective assistance of counsel if he does [...]
