Can a defendant plead guilty to a charge under section 1473.7 of the California Civil Code of Civil Procedure?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vivar, 11 Cal.5th 510, 278 Cal.Rptr.3d 2, 485 P.3d 425 (Cal. 2021):
Defendants who lack United States citizenship sometimes face not only penal sanctions but also harsh immigration consequences if convicted. Because of this, pleas accepted in the shadow of deficient advice about the risks of deportation can have "dire" repercussions. ( People v. Superior Court (Giron ), supra , 11 Cal.3d at p. 798, 114 Cal.Rptr. 596, 523 P.2d 636.) Section 1473.7 offers a remedy in the
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