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SANCHEZ v. STATE

A14-1679.

890 N.W.2d 716 (2017)

Francisco Herrera SANCHEZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: February 22, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert A. Igbanugo , Jason A. Nielson , Igbanugo Partners Int'l Law Firm, PLLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellant.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and John L. Fossum , Rice County Attorney, Terence Swihart , Assistant Rice County Attorney, for respondent.

Eric J. Magnuson , Colin F. Peterson , Robins Kaplan, LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Katherine L. Evans , R. Linus Chan , University of Minnesota Law School Center for New Americans, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and John Keller , Sheila Stuhlman , Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota for amicus curiae Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.

Bruce D. Nestor , De León & Nestor, LLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

OPINION

This case requires us to determine the extent of a criminal-defense attorney's obligation under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution to inform a noncitizen defendant of the immigration consequences of a guilty plea. The appellant, Francisco Herrera Sanchez, pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal...

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