Court-Martial Trial Practice Blog
and parole.
The ACCA has released a decision in United States v. Hellgenberger.
Finally, while not directly related to the issue of deportation, the military judge found that counsel provided appellant inaccurate advice about the possibility of parole. Captain N was unaware that as a non-citizen, appellant was ineligible for parole. Additionally, appellant, as a non-citizen, was and remains ineligible for certain release programs. Appellant was not aware of these “collateral impacts of his citizenship status until he in-processed at the [United States Disciplinary Barracks].”