Opinion ID: 2548391
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: juarez matter

Text: Romero was appointed to represent Robbie Juarez on a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The court denied Juarez's motion. Although Juarez told Romero he wanted to appeal, Romero did not file a notice of appeal. Instead, Romero told Juarez that by entering a guilty plea he waived his right to appeal. Romero did not inform Juarez that he could appeal the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Romero violated RPC 1.2(a) and 1.3 by negligently failing to file a notice of appeal for Juarez. A reprimand is the Board's recommended sanction. Romero also violated RPC 1.1 [13] and 1.4(b) by negligently advising Juarez that he had no right to appeal. A reprimand is also recommended for this misconduct.