Legal Opinion

Collazo-Collazo v. State

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided April 30, 2015No. 20131126-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Decision

VOROS, Judge:

4 1 Juan Carlos Collazo-Collazo pled guilty to a single count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, a second degree felony. He filed a postconviction petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel because his counsel failed to advise him of the immigration consequences of his plea. The district court denied the petition on summary judgment on the ground that Collazo, Collazo was advised of the immigration consequences of the plea and that, in any event, he suffered no prejudice. We affirm.

2 In 2012, Collazo-Collazo and a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. Orvis v. JohnsonUtah Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Allen v. FrielUtah Supreme Court · 2008

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