Legal Opinion
Bautista v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 23, 2010No. 09-CO-829PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Eduardo Bautista appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to vacate his conviction and withdraw his plea of guilty to the charge of criminal contempt. 1 An alien, Bautista contends that the trial court failed to comply with D.C.Code § 16-713 (2001), which requires the court, before accepting a plea of guilt, to “administer [an] advisement on the record to the defendant” that his conviction could affect his immigration status if he is not a United States citizen. D.C.Code § 16-713 (2001). 2
The circumstances of the plea proceedings were unusual. During the first part of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. CyrSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- District of Columbia v. Helen Dwight Reid Educational FoundationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Alpizar v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Daramy v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Starrett v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2012
- Littlejohn v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013