United States v. Rodriguez-Vega, ___ F.3d ___, 2015 WL 4773519 (9th Cir. Aug. 14, 2015) (defense counsel's failure to inform defendant of the virtual certainty of removal prior to her guilty plea amounted to deficient performance; but for counsel's error, defendant would have negotiated plea bargain not requiring her removal or would have gone to trial; statements that she faced the possibility of removal did not eliminate the prejudice resulting from defense counsel's deficient performance).

 

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