People v. Arriaga

Opinion

KENNARD, J. *

Before accepting a plea of guilty or no contest, a trial court is statutorily required to advise a defendant that if the defendant is not a citizen of this country, the plea could result in deportation, exclusion from the United States, or denial of naturalization. (Pen. Code, § 1016.5, subd. (a) (hereafter section 1016.5(a)); all further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise noted.) Here, defendant Victor D. Arriaga pled guilty to possessing a sawed-off shotgun. (Former § 12020, subd. (a), repealed by Stats. 2010, ch. 711, § 4, operative Jan. 1,…