Legal Opinion
Zalmerón v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 29, 2015No. Nos. 14-CO-876, 14-CO-992Published
1Opinion of the Court
BECKWITH, Associate Judge:
Appellant José Zalmérón pleaded guilty to attempted possession with intent to distribute (PWID) a controlled substance in January of 1994. In March of 2G14, Mr. Zalmérón moved to vacate his conviction and withdraw his guilty plea pursuant to D.C.Code § 16 — 713(b) (2012 Repl.) because, as he stated in an affidavit, the trial judge never advised him that he could face adverse immigration consequences as a result of his guilty plea. Before the government’s time to respond had expired, the trial judge denied the motion based on his recollection that the warnings were…
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