State v. Lima

The defendant, Evandro M. Lima, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his motion to vacate his conviction following his guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit larceny in the sixth degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 53a-125b. The defendant claims that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion because, under General Statutes § 54-1j, 1 the court was required but failed to ask the defendant whether he understood the possible immigration consequences of pleading guilty before accepting his plea. 2 We agree with the defendant and…