Legal Opinion
State v. Christie
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided June 2, 1994No. CR. A. IN-92-09-1546-R1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HERLIHY, Judge.
Defendant Mark Christie [Christie] has moved for postconviction relief pursuant to Superior Court Criminal Rule 61. The basis of his claim for relief is that his counsel at the time of the entry of his guilty plea did not inform him of the risk of deportation as a consequence of the plea. Therefore, Christie contends he was denied effective assistance of counsel.
FACTS
Christie is a Jamaican native who is legally in the United States as a temporary resident alien. He was indicted in August 1992 for possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession of cocaine within…
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