Opinion
S277072
08-26-2024
TELLEZ (VICTOR RAUL) ON H.C.
D079716 Fourth Appellate District, Div. 1
Opinion filed: Judgment affirmed in full
We affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the limited ground that Tellez has not demonstrated prejudice; we do not reach the question of whether counsel provided ineffective assistance. We exercise our supervisory powers to require trial courts, going forward, to advise criminal defendants of the potential SVPA consequences of a guilty or no contest plea, along the lines set out herein.
Majority Opinion by Evans, J.
-- joined by Guerrero, C. J., Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, and Jenkins, JJ.
Concurring Opinion by Liu, J.
-- joined by Evans, J.