Legal Opinion
People v. Morones-Quinonez
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided November 5, 2015No. Court of Appeals 14CA1493PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE HARRIS
¶ 1 Luz del Carmen Morones-Quinonez appeals the district court's order summarily denying her Crim. P. 35(e) motion for post-conviction relief based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Ms.: Morones asserts that she sufficiently alleged that her lawyer misadvised her of the immigration consequences of her guilty plea to criminal impersonation and that, if she had been properly advised, she would have insisted on proceeding to trial, We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing.
I. Background
¶ 2 Ms. Morones was charged with one count of criminal possession…
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