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P. v. Ramirez CA4/3
Seeking to avoid the adverse immigration consequences of a 1988 drug conviction based on a guilty plea, appellant Julio Montes Ramirez filed a motion under Penal Code section 1473.7 to vacate the conviction due to ineffective assistance of counsel. (All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise noted.) Ramirez contended his counsel failed to advise him the guilty plea would lead to deportation and made no attempt to negotiate an alternative, immigration-safe plea.
The trial court denied the motion to vacate on the ground Ramirez failed to demonstrate his counsel’s performance was deficient or caused him any prejudice. We affirm.

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