State v. Aduka.

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia reversed the lower court’s grant of habeas relief, holding that the defendant’s counsel did not provide ineffective assistance by merely warning that a guilty plea "could" lead to deportation. The Court reasoned that, at the time of the plea, the immigration consequences of a conviction for counterfeit goods were not clear enough to require a definitive warning of deportation. Accordingly, the habeas court’s finding of ineffective assistance was reversed.