Supreme Court to decide when relief from plea is justified by failure to understand adverse immigration consequences
At the Lectern
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
a)(1), which allows relief if there’s been “prejudicial error damaging the moving party’s ability to meaningfully understand, defend against, or knowingly accept the actual or potential adverse immigration consequences of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.” Perez (2020) 9 Cal.5th Superior Court. 1869 ( Stats.
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