People v. Delvillar

The defendant, Leobardo DelVillar 1 , entered into a negotiated guilty plea and was convicted of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and sentenced to a four-year prison term with a recommendation for boot camp. The defendant filed a postplea motion to withdraw his plea as involuntary, alleging that the trial court had failed to advise him of the potential consequences which he could face as a noncitizen of the United States if he pled guilty to the charge in question. The trial court denied the defendant’s postplea motion and the defendant now timely appeals to this court.

BACKGROUND