STATE v. ARVANITIS

No. 4006.

36 Ohio App. 3d 213 (1986)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. ARVANITIS, APPELLANT.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Lorain County.

Decided November 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. White, prosecuting attorney, for appellee.

Margaret W. Wong, for appellant.

Russell A. Ezolt, district counsel, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Joseph G. Schneider, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Cuyahoga County Bar Association.

Gordon J. Beggs, urging reversal for amicus curiae, American Civil Liberties Union of Cleveland Foundation, Inc.


QUILLIN, J.

Defendant-appellant, George Arvanitis, appeals the denial of his second petition for post-conviction relief. The trial court rejected defendant's claim that his counsel's failure to warn him of the deportation consequences of his guilty plea constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

Defendant is a Greek national who immigrated to the United States in 1955. In 1974, he was indicted on a charge that...

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