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All Persons Accused of Crimes in California Need to Be Advised on the Record of Immigration Consequences of Guilty Plea

By Walin & Klarich

Anytime a Defendant in a California pleads guilty to a misdemeanor or a felony, that defendant must be advised ?on the record? that the consequences of the guilty plea could result in deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States, or denial of naturalization pursuant to the laws of the Untied States. Unfortunately, when some defendants agree to a plea bargain, their attorneys don?t adequately warn them of these potentially dire consequences which can lead to significant problems down the road. Many times, attorneys will simply tell their clients just to initial and sign important plea bargain and advisement of rights forms. Our law firm is seeing more and more cases where clients come into our offices and explain that they or a loved one is in danger of being deported or can?t gain citizenship due to a guilty plea in a criminal case...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on January 19, 2010 (boomark / email).