Juan Carlos Vazquez v. South Carolina
DueProcess
Was petitioner denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED QUESTION #1 WAS PETITIONER DENIED HIS SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO THE EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL WHERE THE EVIDENCE IN THE RECORD THAT PETITIONER DOES NOT UNDERSTAND ENGLISH PLAINLY SHOWS THAT ANY ADMISSION AT THE GUILTY PLEA COULD NOT RELIABLY INDICATE THAT PETITIONER'S PLEA WAS KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY? QUESTION #2 WAS PETITIONER DENIED HIS SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO THE EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL WHERE PLEA HEARING COUNSEL FAILED TO ADVISE THE PETITIONER THAT IF HE PLEADS GUILTY HE WOULD BE DEPORTED AND THE FAILURE TO ADVISE THE PETITIONER DENIED HIM DUE PROCESS OF LAW? QUESTION #3 WAS THE PROSECUTOR'S CONDUCT IN THIS CASE AMOUNT TO PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT, WHICH DENIED THE PETITIONER DUE PROCESS OF LAW?