Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York June 6, 2012 (People v. Picoa)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Skelos, J.P.

In Padilla v Kentucky (559 US —, 130 S Ct 1473 [2010]), the United States Supreme Court determined that a criminal defendant whose attorney failed to provide advice as to the immigration consequences of his plea of guilty received representation falling below an objective standard of reasonableness.