Immigrant Status Should Not Make Jail Automatic, Panel Says
The Second Department ruled the trial court should not have reasoned that sentencing Luis Cesar to probation would present an "ethical problem" because Cesar is an undocumented immigrant and "condition number one of any sentence of probation is not to violate any laws."
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Full Coverage: Dewey & LeBoeuf Fraud Trial
Read about the latest developments in the trial of former Dewey & LeBoeuf execs Steven Davis, Stephen DiCarmine and Joel Sanders, who are charged with accounting-related misconduct that contributed to the firm's 2012 demise.
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Decisions
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The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Luis Cesar, Appellant, 12-00569
Sentencing Should Not Rely on Immigration Status, Panel Says
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Natasha Davis, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Bombardier Transportation Holdings (USA) Inc., Defendant-Appellee, 14-289
Disability Discrimination Plaintiff Cannot Invoke Ledbetter Act to Circumvent Statute of Limitation
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