People v. Xue Xiong

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

Defendant, Xue Xiong, appeals from a trial court order denying his motion for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pleaded guilty to one count of second degree assault and one count of crime of violence. On June 15, 1993, he was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for a term of five years.

More than three years later, on July 23, 1996, defendant filed a motion for post-conviction relief seeking to vacate his conviction on the grounds that his guilty plea was involuntary and was the result of the ineffective assistance of his…