People v. Camacho

*1000Appellant John Garofy Camacho (defendant) appeals from the denial of his motion pursuant to Penal Code section 1473.7,1 to vacate his conviction of possession of marijuana for sale, on the ground that prejudicial errors were made which damaged defendant's ability to understand or defend against the adverse immigration consequences of his nolo contendere plea. During the pendency of this appeal, the Legislature amended section 1473.7. The parties filed supplemental briefs to address the clarified statute. We conclude that the evidence supported defendant's motion. We thus reverse with…