Legal Opinion
State v. Mutwale
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 2, 2013No. 2012-363PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReiber, C.J.
¶ 1. Defendant appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to withdraw a guilty plea, arguing that he was not sufficiently advised of the potential immigration consequences of his conviction. See 13 V.S.A. § 6565(c)(l)-(2); V.R.Cr.P. 11(c)(7). We affirm because the language employed during defendant’s plea colloquy adequately advised defendant that a guilty plea could result in deportation or denial of U.S. citizenship.
¶ 2. Defendant pleaded guilty in August 2012 to three counts of misdemeanor domestic assault under 13 V.S.A. § 1042 and to an unrelated charge of driving under the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- MacHado v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2003
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