Vacarean v. State

Vacarean appeals an order denying his motion for post-conviction relief on the ground that, when he entered his plea to a violation of probation, the trial court did not advise him that if he was not a citizen of the United States, he could be subject to deportation as a consequence of entering the plea.1 We affirm.

To obtain post-conviction relief based on a failure to advise the defendant of the possible immigration consequences of a guilty plea, the petitioner must demonstrate prejudice.

Here, Vacarean has produced no evidence that he faces deportation. Further, even if he did face…