Diaz (Alvin) v. State
Diaz (Alvin) v. State
Opinion
We conclude that the district court did not err by determining that Diaz failed to demonstrate a manifest injustice sufficient to withdraw his plea. The holding in Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010), that counsel is deficient for failing to advise his client regarding the immigration consequences of a guilty, plea constituted a new rule which only controls cases that were not final when it was decided. Chaidez v. United States, 568, U.S. „ 133 S. Ct. 1103, 1113 (2013); see Colwell v. State, 118 Nev. 807, 819-20, 59 P.3d 463, 472 (2002). Diaz's conviction became final when the judgment was entered, the availability of a direct appeal had been exhausted, and the time for a petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court had expired. Colwell, 118 Nev. at 820, 59 P.3d at 472. We reject Diaz's assertion that his case was not final when Padilla was decided because the instant motion is incidental to trial court proceedings, as well as his assertion that the retroactivity analysis described in Colwell should not apply for the same reason, and we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.
J. Hardesty
p ......x._, Parraguirre
J.
SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 2 (0) 1947A cc: Hon. Elissa F. Cadish, District Judge Law Offices of Anthony D. Guenther, Esq. Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney Eighth District Court Clerk
SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 3 (0) 1947A
Reference
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