People v. Guzman

This case presents question as to whether trial court properly denied defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea, where defendant had not been previously informed by either trial court or his counsel of any potential immigration consequences generated by entry of guilty plea. Appellate Court, in affirming trial court, found that trial court’s failure to admonish defendant about potential immigration consequences under section 113-8 of Code of Criminal Procedure did not, by itself, call into question voluntariness of guilty plea. Moreover, Appellate Court noted that defendant had failed to state in his motion to withdraw guilty plea that he was subject to any potential immigration penalties, or that he would not have pleaded guilty if trial court had admonished him of immigration consequences.