People v. Rajagopal

Pursuant to a guilty plea, defendant Krishnakumar Rajagopal was convicted in 1996 of felony theft. In 2004, he filed a petition for post-conviction relief, in which he alleged, inter alia, that his guilty plea was involuntary and that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to advise him that he would be deported as a result of his felony conviction. The circuit court dismissed his petition on the merits, finding that the advice given by trial counsel was adequate and defendant’s plea was voluntary. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Defendant was charged with one count of felony…