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Stevens v. State - 14th COA

The trial court failed to admonish the defendant about the possible deportation consequences of a guilty plea. Normally, under Code of Criminal Procedure art. 26.13, if the record shows that the defendant is a United States citizen, the trial court's failure to admonish him regarding the immigration consequences of his guilty plea is harmless error. If the record shows that the defendant was not a citizen at the time of his guilty plea, then the failure to admonish is harmful. If the record is silent as to his citizenship or if the record is insufficient to determine his citizenship, the trial court's error in failing to give him the immigration admonition is harmful. This record is silent on the matter and it must be inferred that he did not know the potential repercussions of his plea. Stevens v. State - 14-07-00291-CR.