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Criminal

Apr. 4, 2001

Bad Deportation Advice May Void Pleas

SAN FRANCISCO - A closely divided California Supreme Court ruled Monday that a guilty plea by non-citizens may be overturned if they were told by their defense lawyers not to worry about being permanently deported as the result of a felony conviction.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - A closely divided California Supreme Court ruled Monday that a guilty plea by non-citizens may be overturned if they were told by their defense lawyers not to worry about being permanently deported as the result of a felony conviction.
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