People v. Fryhaat

*972I

INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant Kamal Abdul Fryhaat is a citizen of Jordan who had been living in the United States for over 30 years. In 2001, he pleaded *973guilty to various drug-related offenses and admitted to having suffered a prior prison term ( Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b) ). In exchange, defendant was released on his own recognizance on various terms and conditions. Defendant subsequently violated his release terms and was sentenced to six years eight months in state prison.

Approximately 17 years later, in 2018, as he was facing deportation proceedings, defendant filed a motion to…