District court’s advice about immigration consequences of guilty plea can’t take the place of good advice from counsel
During the guilty plea colloquy for a defendant who was a Mexican national, the district judge advised him that deportation would be a likely result of his guilty plea, and the defendant said he understood. In a later habeas corpus … Continue reading
Posted in New Mexico Court of Appeals, Opinions and Analysis
Tagged Ineffective Assistance, Judge Jonathan Sutin, State v. Favela
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