BILL NUMBER:  AB 142
  VETOED	DATE: 09/06/2011




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 142 without my signature.

This measure would require a court to advise a defendant prior to the
entry of a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere of possible
federal penalties associated with a future prosecution if the person
is deported and if the person subsequently reenters the country
illegally.  While a criminal defendant must be correctly informed
about the direct consequences of a plea, including potential
immigration consequences, this measure goes beyond what is necessary
by advising a criminal defendant about the consequences of future
criminality.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.