KISTLER, J.
The question in this case is whether petitioner's defense counsel provided constitutionally adequate assistance when he advised petitioner that the federal government may deport him if he pleaded guilty. The Court of Appeals held that counsel failed to provide adequate assistance because he did not tell petitioner that, unless the Attorney General or his designee chose not to pursue deportation proceedings, petitioner would be deported. Gonzalez v....
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