The Rhode Island Supreme Court held that Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010), only requires advice that a plea would make a defendant eligible for deportation and no prejudice is shown if the defendant could have received a longer sentence at trial than was actually received by pleading. Neufville v. State, 13 A.3d 607 (RI 2011) (Suttell, Goldberg, Flaherty, Robinson, and Indeglia, JJ.). Justice Goldberg wrote the court’s opinion. This case involved an individual who pleaded nolo contendere to multiple offenses in May 2004. Neufville, 13 A.3d at 609. Neufville, who was born in [...]