Legal Opinion
State v. Tejeiro
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 22, 2014No. Docket 32,161PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSTAMANTE, Judge.
Defendant Alex Tejeiro appeals from the district court’s ruling on his motion to set aside his guilty plea. He argues that he received ineffective assistance from his attorney, who failed to inform him of the immigration consequences of his plea. We agree. Accordingly, we reverse.
BACKGROUND
Defendant, a Cuban immigrant, pleaded guilty to a single count of drug trafficking in November 2003. He received a conditional discharge, which he completed successfully, and the matter was dismissed with prejudice on August 13,2007. He subsequently learned that his plea had…
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