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Defendant Entitled to Hearing on Motion to Vacate His Conviction (by Guilty Plea) Based Upon Defense Counsel’s Alleged Failure to Inform Him of the Risk of Deporatation

The Second Department determined defendant was entitled to a hearing on his motion to vacate his conviction. Defendant presented sufficient evidence to warrant a hearing about whether his attorney’s alleged failure to inform him that his guilty plea could result in deportation constituted ineffective assistance of counse under Padilla v Kentucky, 559 US 356.  The court explained the analytical criteria:

“In order to prevail on a claim that, prior to deciding whether to plead guilty, a defendant was deprived of the right to the effective assistance of counsel under the United States Constitution, he or she must meet the two-part standard set forth in Strickland v Washington … . “Under the first prong of that standard, the defendant must show that counsel’s representation fell below an objective standard of reasonableness'” … . “The second prong focuses on whether counsel’s constitutionally ineffective performance affected the outcome of the plea process'” … . * * *

In Padilla, the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution requires an attorney for a criminal defendant to provide advice to the defendant about the risk of deportation which will arise as a result of a plea of guilty … . Thus, in those cases in which Padilla is applicable, “where an attorney fails to advise a criminal defendant, or misadvises the defendant, regarding clear removal consequences of a plea of guilty, his or her representation falls below an objective standard of reasonableness” … . * * *

“To satisfy the second prong of the Strickland standard, also known as the prejudice prong, the defendant must show that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s errors, he would not have pleaded guilty and would have insisted on going to trial” … . “In the context of a Padilla claim, the defendant must convince the court that a decision to reject the plea bargain would have been rational under the circumstances'” … . Under the particular circumstances of this case, the defendant established, sufficiently to warrant an evidentiary hearing, that a decision to reject the plea bargain would have been rational.  People v Varenga, 2014 NY Slip Op 01472, 2nd Dept 3-5-14

 

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