People v. Padilla CA6

Filed 7/2/14 P. v. Padilla CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, H039831

(Santa Clara County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. C9916093)

v.

RUBEN PADILLA,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Ruben Padilla appeals from a 2013 order denying his Penal Code section 1016.51 motion to vacate his 1999 judgment of conviction and to withdraw his plea of no contest to one count of possession of cocaine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11351). He contends his plea must be set aside because the trial court did not adequately explain the immigration consequences of the plea as required by section 1016.5. We conclude that the trial court substantially complied with the requirements of section 1016.5. We…