People v. Thomas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant moved to withdraw his plea of guilty on the basis that prior to entering his plea, his attorney incorrectly advised him about the possible immigration consequences of pleading guilty, which deprived him of the effective assistance of counsel and rendered his plea involuntary. After affording the defendant a sufficient opportunity to present his arguments for withdrawal (see People v Baret, 11 NY3d 31, 33 [2008]; People v Frederick, 45 NY2d 520, 524 [1978]; People v Griffith, 78 AD3d 1194, 1195 [2010]), the Supreme Court denied the defendant’s motion, finding that the defendant’s…
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