State v. Ali

Majority: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, LEVY, MEAD, GORMAN, and JABAR, JJ.

Dissent: SILVER, J.

LEVY, J.

[¶ 1] Fahad Ali appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Cole, J.) denying his motion for a new trial following his conviction for aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 1105-A(1)(E)(6) (2010). Ali argues that he is entitled to a new trial pursuant to M.R.Crim. P. 1, 2, and 33 because he was denied the effective assistance of counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment when his attorney failed to advise him of the immigration consequences of…