State v. Bozso
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The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals reversing the judgment of the trial court denying Defendant's motion to withdraw his guilty pleas, holding that Defendant did not meet his burden of establishing that he would not have entered a guilty plea but for the erroneous advice of his plea-stage counsel.
Defendant pleaded guilty to sexual battery and attempted induction. Defendant later filed a motion to withdraw his guilty pleas on the grounds that his counsel provided improper advise as to the potential immigration consequences of his pleas. The trial court denied the motion. The court of appeals reversed, holding that counsel was deficient for not "definitively" determining the deportation consequences of Defendant's plea. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that Defendant did not meet his burden of demonstrating that but for his counsel's erroneous advice as to the possibility of relief from deportation he would not have pleaded guilty and would have insisted on going to trial.
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