PEOPLE v. POZO

No. 83CA1004.

712 P.2d 1044 (1985)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Borcella POZO, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 1985.

Certiorari Granted January 13, 1986.

Certiorari Denied January 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane Woodard, Atty. Gen., Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Richard H. Forman, Sol. Gen., Cynthia D. Jones, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jane S. Hazen, Denver, for defendant-appellant.

Law Offices of Ann Allott, P.C., Ann Allott, Lorna Rogers Burgess, Littleton, for amicus curiae, American Immigration Lawyers Assn.


Certiorari Granted (People) January 13, 1986.

Certiorari Denied (Amicus Curiae) January 13, 1986.

METZGER, Judge.

The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether the defendant, Jose Borcella Pozo, was denied effective assistance of counsel by his attorney's failure to advise him as to the immigration consequences of his pleas of guilty to second degree sexual assault and escape. We conclude that, under the circumstances of this case, defendant did...

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