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STATE v. SANTOS

No. 86-0761-CR.

136 Wis.2d 528 (1987)

401 N.W.2d 856

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jose C. SANTOS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided January 27, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Ben Kempinen and Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons Program, of Madison.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and David J. Becker, assistant attorney general.

Before Dykman, J., Eich, J., and Sundby, J.

DYKMAN, J.

Jose Santos appeals from an order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his guilty pleas because of ineffective assistance of counsel. The issue is whether trial counsel's failure to inform defendant of the immigration consequences of his conviction constitutes ineffective assistance. We conclude that defendant was not denied effective assistance of counsel because counsel was not required to advise him of these collateral consequences. We therefore...

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