Legal Opinion
Rubio v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 2008No. 48459PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This appeal invites the court to consider whether counsel’s affirmative misrepresentation regarding the possible immigration consequences of a guilty plea affects the voluntariness of the plea.
Appellant Manuela Rubio entered a guilty plea to battery with the use of a deadly weapon. After Rubio was deported, she filed a post-conviction motion to withdraw her guilty plea, claiming the court interpreter misadvised her and that her lawyer failed to meet with her to discuss the guilty plea agreement and plea canvass.
While we reaffirm our decision in Barajas v. State, 1 holding that…
3Cases cited52 opinions
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