P. v. Fonua CA1/2
Penal Code section 1473.7 provides a mechanism for “noncitizens to vacate convictions after they are no longer in criminal custody based on a failure to understand adverse immigration consequences of their convictions.” (People v. Singh (2022) 81 Cal.App.5th 147, 151–152.) Relief under section 1473.7 requires a showing that the defendant’s misunderstanding regarding immigration consequences “ ‘constituted prejudicial error.’ ” (People v
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