Legal Opinion

Meridor v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 11, 2016No. 3D13-2203Published

1Per curiam

Affirmed. See State v. Sinclair, 995 So.2d 621 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008) (holding defendant was not entitled to seek relief *82unless he “could establish the plea in the case under attack is the' only basis for deportation”) (quoting Forrest v. State, 988 So.2d 38, 40 (Fla. 4th DOA 2008) (emphasis in original)). See also Cano v. State, 112 So.3d 646 (Fla. 4th DCA2013) (holding that a defendant seeking to vacate his plea pursuant to Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356, 130 S.Ct. 1473, 176 L.Ed.2d 284 (2010), must establish that he was present in the country lawfully at the time of the plea and that the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. Forrest v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008
  3. Cano v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  4. State v. SinclairDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

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