State v. Ruiz

Chief Justice DURRANT,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 In 2006, Wolfgango Ruiz pled guilty to one count of attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third degree felony.- Prior to his sentencing, Mr. Ruiz made a request to withdraw his plea on the ground that his original defense counsel had not informed him of the immigration consequences of a felony conviction. Initially, Judge Fuchs of the Third District Court granted Mr. Ruiz’s motion. But upon a motion to reconsider submitted by the State, Judge Skanchy, who had taken over Mr. Ruiz’s ease, reversed the order that permitted Mr. Ruiz, to…