Legal Opinion
People v. Perez
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided January 23, 2018No. D072121PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHuffman, Acting P. J.
*820In August 2005, Modesto Perez pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine for sale ( Health & Saf. Code, § 11378 ). Over six months later, Perez was deported to Mexico based on his conviction.
On January 1, 2017, Penal Code 1 section 1473.7 became effective. That statute allows a person no longer imprisoned or restrained to move to vacate a conviction or sentence for one of two reasons, including that "[t]he *821conviction or sentence is legally invalid due to a prejudicial error damaging the moving party's ability to meaningfully understand, defend against, or knowingly accept the actual or…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. ZamudioCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
- California Teachers Ass'n v. Governing Board of Rialto Unified School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
- People v. SandersCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
- People v. StephensonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by26 opinions
- People v. Ogunmowo, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
- People v. Camacho, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
- People v. Tapia, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
- People v. Morales, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
- People v. Espinoza, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
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