P. v. Murillo-Meza CA2/2
Defendant and appellant Ignacio Murillo-Meza (defendant) appeals from a postjudgment order denying his motion under Penal Code section 1473.7 to vacate his March 2000 conviction for possession for sale of cocaine base in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11351.5 and possession for sale of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11378. Defendant’s conviction was based on a no contest plea, and he was subsequently deported as a result of that conviction.
Defendant contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to vacate the conviction because he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Defendant claims the attorney representing him at the time of his plea mistakenly advised him that no immigration consequences would result from his plea, and that had he been properly advised, he would not have pled no contest.
Defendant failed to meet his burden of establishing prejudice, a necessary element of a claim for inef
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