Aldus v. State

[¶ 1] The State appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Studstrwp, J.) granting Awralla H. Aldus post-conviction relief and vacating Aldus’s conviction for aggravated assault (Class B), see 17-A M.R.S.A. § 208(1)(B) (1983). The State contends that the Superior Court erred in finding that Aldus was deprived of effective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

[¶ 2] Aldus, age twenty-nine years, is a native of Somalia and has lived in the United States for twelve years. She is not a citizen of the United States. She was recently…