State v. Hatem M. Shata

¶ 80 (dissenting). In Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356, 360 (2010), the United States Supreme Court determined that defense counsel should have informed his client "that his conviction for drug distribution made him subject to automatic deportation," and that counsel's failure to do so constituted deficient performance.

¶ 81. This case involves the same type of crime and the same immigration statute at issue in Padilla. It should have the same result.

*109¶ 82. Yet, rather than employing a straightforward application of Padilla, the majority conducts a lengthy analysis, making several missteps…