Saldana-Ramirez v. State

Petitioner appeals from a judgment denying post-conviction relief. ORS 138.530. He asserts that he was denied effective assistance of counsel due to his criminal defense counsel’s purported default in failing to inform him of specific immigration-related consequences that could result from pleading guilty to felony failure to appear. Chaidez v. United States, No 11-820, 2013 WL 610201 (US Feb 20, 2013), forecloses that claim.1 Accordingly, we affirm.

In reviewing a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, we are bound by the post-conviction court’s factual findings that are supported by…