State v. Muriithi

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

This is an appeal by Anthony G. Muriithi, a noncitizen, in which defendant’s criminal convictions made him deportable. Muriithi appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion to withdraw plea and set aside conviction. See State v. Solomon, 257 Kan. 212, Syl. ¶ 1, 891 P.2d 407 (1995.) The court transferred the appeal from the Court of Appeals. K.S.A. 20-3018(c).

Muriithi raises the following issues in this appeal: whether counsel’s failure to advise Muriithi that he would be deportable as a consequence of his convictions resulted…