120 Conn. App. 489 - State v. Hall’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. ““ ‘The Court: Any immigration issues here, [defense counsel]? “ ‘[Defense Counsel]: Yes, there are, Your Honor. “ ‘The Court: Have you talked to [the defendant]? “ ‘[Defense Counsel]: Yes, I have. “ ‘The Court: All right. And he understands the possible consequences of his pleas? “ ‘[Defense Counsel]: Yes.’ “The court then accepted the defendant’s pleas and found that they were made voluntarily. The court also made a finding that the defendant ‘has been advised by his counsel of the immigration consequences of his acts.’ The discussion then turned to the start date of the defendant’s sentence, and the court asked again about immigration as follows: “ ‘The Court: Is there an immigration sticker on him? “ ‘[Defense Counsel]: There is no immigration sticker as [far as] I know of. But I know that— “ ‘[The Prosecutor]: He’s going to be deported. I looked into it when we did the . . . [and] we talked and then when we did the [violation of probation] hearing that’s what they told us. “ ‘The Court: All right.’ “After further discussion, the court sentenced the defendant to forty months incarceration. “On January 13, 2009, the defendant filed a motion to withdraw his guilty pleas and vacate the judgments of conviction, claiming that the court did not fulfill its obligation pursuant to § 54-lj (a) to address him personally and determine that he understood the immigration consequences of his pleas. On January 27, 2009, the [trial] court denied the defendant’s motion, stating, ‘[i]n read”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hall

2. ““(b) The defendant shall not be required at the time of the plea to disclose the defendant’s legal status in the United States to the court. “(c) If the court fails to address the defendant personally and determine that the defendant fully understands the possible consequences of the defendant’s plea, as required in subsection (a) of this section, and the defendant not later than three years after the acceptance of the plea shows that the defendant’s plea and conviction may have one of the enumerated consequences, the court, on the defendant’s motion, shall vacate the judgment, and permit the defendant to withdraw the plea of guilty or nolo contendere, and enter a plea of not guilty.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hall

3. ““The Court: Is there an immigration sticker on him? “[Defense Counsel]: There is no immigration sticker as [far as] I know of. But I know that— “[The Prosecutor]: He’s going to be deported. I looked into it when we did the . . . [and] we talked and then when we did the [violation of probation] hearing that’s what they told us. “The Court: All right.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Hall