Asare v. State

OPINION

Justice SUTTELL,

for the Court.

The applicant, Henry Asare, appeals from a Superior Court judgment denying his application for postconviction relief. In 2003, Mr. Asare, who is not a citizen of the United States, was convicted of one count of forgery and counterfeiting after he entered a plea of nolo contendere. On appeal, he argues that the court erred in denying his application because (1) the plea forms did not contain the warnings about potential immigration consequences of a plea that are required in G.L.1956 § 12-12-22(b), as amended by P.L.2000, ch. 501 § 1;1 (2) the hearing…