STATE v. BENNETT

No. COA18-294.

822 S.E.2d 92 (2018)

STATE of North Carolina v. Leon BENNETT, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: November 6, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Joshua H. Stein , by Assistant Attorney General Joseph L. Hyde , for the State.

Appellate Defender Glenn Gerding , by Assistant Appellate Defender Andrew DeSimone , for defendant-appellee.


On issuance of a writ of certiorari, the State challenges an order granting defendant's motion for reconsideration and motion for appropriate relief. Because the requirements for counsel to advise a defendant of the immigration consequences of a plea agreement established by Padilla do not apply retroactively, we reverse.<...

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