Denisyuk v. State

The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution grants to criminal defendants, among other rights, the right to the effective assistance of defense counsel. McMann v. Rich*466ardson, 397 U.S. 759, 771 n. 14, 90 S.Ct. 1441, 25 L.Ed.2d 763 (1970). We consider in this case whether Petitioner, Mark Denisyuk, a noncitizen1 who in 2006 pleaded guilty to a deportable offense, is entitled to postconviction relief based on the claim that his defense counsel was constitutionally ineffective by failing to notify him of the deportation risks of his guilty plea. The answer to the issue posed is governed…