People v. Ceja CA3

I. BACKGROUND

In 2014, the People charged defendant with possession of marijuana for the purpose of sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11359) and transportation of marijuana (id., § 11360, subd. (a)). Defendant ultimately pled no contest to possession of marijuana for the purpose of sale. On his written plea form, defendant initialed next to the following statement titled “Immigration Consequences”: “I understand that if I am not a citizen of the United States, my plea of guilty or no contest may or, with certain offenses, will result in my deportation, exclusion from reentry to the United States, and denial of naturalization and amnesty and that the appropriate consulate may be informed of my conviction. The offenses that will result in such immigration action include, but are not limited to, an aggravated felony, conspiracy, a controlled substance offense, a firearm offense, and, under certain circumstances, a moral turpitude offense.” Defendant also initialed next to the statement that “[b]efore entering this plea, I have had a full opportunity to discuss the following with my attorney: [¶] . . . [¶] The consequences of this plea, including the immigration consequences.” During the…