Counsel Must Be Appointed on Immigration Motion to Vacate a Conviction
People v. Millan Rodriguez, 2019 WL 3852665 (Cal.App. 4 Dist.)
Vacating a conviction because of inability to understand immigration consequences (Penal Code Section 1473.7)
On January 1, 2017, Penal Code section 1473.7 went into effect. It allows a defendant to challenge a conviction based on a guilty plea where prejudicial error affected the defendant’s ability to understand the immigration consequences of the plea.