Pedro Rayo Zagal v. State of Indiana

Vaidik, Chief Judge.

Case Summary

[1] In 2007, Pedro Rayo Zagal pled guilty to possession of cocaine. More than ten years later, he filed a petition for post-conviction relief alleging that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to advise him that his guilty plea carried a risk of *602 deportation, and the post-conviction court denied him relief. Because Rayo Zagal admitted that the advisements of rights at his initial hearing and in his plea agreement informed him that he could be deported as a result of his guilty plea and conviction and that he read these advisements, we affirm the…