Oseguera v. State

Associate Chief Justice NEHRING,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

T1 Mr. Ramiro Oseguera-Garcia Jr. (Mr. Oseguera) 1 was a lawful permanent resident of the United States when he pleaded guilty to felony theft in January 2002. In 2010, Mr. Oseguera was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and deportation proceedings were initiated, in part due to Mr. Oseguera's 2002 felony theft conviction. Mr. Oseguera filed for relief under the Utah Post-Conviction Remedies Act (PCRA) seeking to withdraw his guilty plea to theft. Mr. Oseguera claimed his counsel was ineffective during the plea…