People v. Pena-Romero

Defendant moved to withdraw his plea of guilty to attempted murder. Defendant did not make a claim of innocence or articulate a plausible defense, but alleged only that he would have pled not guilty had he known of the deportation consequences of his plea. However, on record Defendant was admonished that conviction could result in deportation, exclusion from admission to U.S., or denial of naturalization. Defendant failed to establish requisite prejudice, to show that decision to reject plea bargain would have been rational under the circumstances. (STEIGMANN and TURNER, concurring.)