Legal Opinion
People v. Villa
California Supreme Court
Decided March 16, 2009No. S151561PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
Avelino Ceja Villa, a lawful resident alien, pleaded guilty to a felony in this state in 1989 and served a three-year period of probation. Now, many years later, he is facing removal from this country by federal immigration authorities, allegedly because of his 1989 conviction. In a companion case, we address whether, and to what extent, persons in similar situations are entitled to have their guilty pleas vacated by a writ of error coram nobis. (People v. Kim (2009) 45 Cal.4th 1078 [90 Cal.Rptr.3d 355, 202 P.3d 436].) In this case, we hold that because Villa is no longer…
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