Legal Opinion
People v. Achouatte
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 12, 2012PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEgan Jr., J.
We affirm. Inasmuch as defendant alleges that he would not have pleaded guilty but for counsel’s purported misrepresenta*1029tions regarding defendant’s immigration status, defendant’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim impacts the voluntariness of his plea and, hence, survives his otherwise valid waiver of the right to appeal (see People v Williams, 72 AD3d 1347, 1348 [2010]; People v Marshall, 66 AD3d 1115, 1116 [2009]). Although properly before us, defendant’s assertion that defense counsel “failed to investigate the immigration consequences associated with the proposed plea” and…
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- People v. MarshallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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