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i n an ci algai n by m ean s of a m ot or vehi cl e, i n viol a ti on of 8 U . S . C . § 13 2 4 an d 18 U . S . C . § 2. S h e fi rst arg u es th a t he r gu i l ty pl ea w as i nvol untar y and unkn ow i ng bec ause h erc ounse lpr ovi ded i nef fec t ive as s i s t anc e b y fai l i ng t o a dv i s e he rt hati tw as a “ f o r e go ne c o nc l us i o n” t hats he w oul d be depor t ed i f s he pl eade d gui l t y. Can t u C hapa does notal l ege t hat cou n sel aff

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2 pl ea; she al l eges onl y t h at c ou n selfai l e d to r e search t h e dep ort ati on c ons equenc es of her pl ea and t o w ar n her t hat her r em ovalw a s a “vi r t ual c e r t ai nt y. ” She c o nt e nds t hatt he I l l e ga lI m m i grati on Ref o r m a nd I m m i gr ant R esp on sibi l i ty A ct of 19 9 6 ( IIR IR A) h a s ren d ere d de p orta ti on a v i rtu a lcerta i n ty i n som e cases , such as h er case, an d t h at dep ort ati on shou l d be d eem ed i n such c a s e s to b e a d ir e c t c o n s e q u e n c e o f p le a d in gg u ilty . C a n tu C h a p a a lte r n a tiv e ly r eq u ests ad op ti on of a n ew ru l e pro vid i n g t h a t a d efen d a n t’ s gu i l ty p l ea is u n k n o w in gw h e r e th e d e fe n d a n t is u n a w a r e th a t d e p o r ta tio n is a v ir t u a l ly c er t ai n co nse quence of pl eadi ng gui l t y. Th es e a r gum ent s ar e f or ec l os ed by S an t os- S an chez v. Un i t ed S t ate s , 548 F .3 d 3 2 7 , 3 3 3 -3 6 ( 5 t h C ir . 2 0 0 8 ), pe t i t i o n f o rc e r t . f

i le d (A pr. 15, 200 9) ( N o. 08-9888 ) . “Absen ta n en ba n c ori n t ervening S u prem e C ou rtdeci si on , one p an el of t h i s cou rt m a y n ot ov erru l e a pr i o r p a n el’ s d ecisi on . ” Uni t e d S t at e s v. R od rigu ez -Ja i m es , 4 8 1 F .3 d 2 8 3 , 2 8 8 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 7 ). B e c a u s e th is co u r t is b o u n d by i t s precedent absen tan i n t ervening S u prem e C ou rtcase or a s ubs e que nte n b ancde c i s i o n, t he g r anto f c e r t i o r ar ii n Pa di l la v. K e nt ucky , 129 S . C t . 1 3 1 7 (2 0 0 9 ), h a s n o e ffe c t o n th e d is p o s itio n o f th is m a tt e r . Se eI n re Bro wn , 457 F. 3d 392, 395 n. 1 ( 5t h C i r . 2006) . Fu r t her m or e, C ant u C hapa w as i nf o r m e d b y t he m ag i s t r at e j udg e (M J) at rear r ai gnm e ntt hatCant u Chapa

“ m ore l i kely” w ou l d be d eported back to M exi co. C an t u C h ap a al so c on t en ds th at t h e M J an d d i st ri ctcourtcom m i t t ed r eve r sibl e e r r orby fai l i n g to a dvi se herof ( 1) herr i ghtt o b e r epr es ent ed by coun sel , app oi n t ed i f necessary, at t ri al an d every ot h er st age of t h e proceedi n gs, seeF ED . R. C RIM . P. 11(b) ( 1) ( D ) , a n d ( 2) h er r i gh tt o be prot ect ed f rom com pel l ed s e lf-in c r im in a tio n , seeF ED . R. C RIM . P. 1 1 (b)( 1 )( E ). P l a i n e rror re view ap p l i es to th is is s u e . Se e Uni t e d St at e s v . Vonn , 535 U . S. 55, 59 ( 2002) . Can t u C hapa has not sho w n, as r equi r ed by Un i t ed S t ate s v. D om i ngu ez B enit ez , 542 U . S. 74, 83 ( 200 4) , t h at t h ese er rors af fect ed h er s u bstanti alri gh t s.N o. 09- 40217

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