State v. Xie

The state now appeáls, asserting that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow Xie to withdraw his guilty plea; and that Xie’s alleged reliance on the misinformation of his attorney did not render the guilty plea unintelligent and involuntary. Xie cross-appeals, contending that the misinformation tendered by his attorney constituted ineffective assistance of counsel of such a degree that the guilty plea should be vacated on that ground.

The court of appeals based much of its decision to reverse on the role the erroneous information regarding parole eligibility supplied…