Lopez-Penaloza v. State, 804 N.W.2d 537 (Iowa Ct. App. Sept. 8, 2011) (Padilla requires only general advice that adverse immigration consequences may result if the issue is whether the conviction constitutes a crime of moral turpitude); interpreting Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct. 1473, 1483 (2010).
NOTE: This decision (incorrectly) creates a bright-line rule that only general advice is required when the issue is whether an offense is a crime of moral turpitude. Essentially the court states that because a CMT determination involves more work than simply reading the INA, defense counsel doesnt have to do it.
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