People v. Pastor

On September 20, 2011, defendant appeared before the court with a Spanish interpreter. Defendant pleaded guilty to assault in the second degree, the sole original charge against him, in exchange for a term of nine months.

During the allocution, the court informed defendant that “if you are not a citizen, you may face deportation or denial of *495your naturalization given this plea today; is that understood?” After a pause, defendant replied, ‘Yes.” Counsel added that he had fully discussed the consequences of the plea with his client, although “it is not relevant to this case.” On October 5, 2011,…