Abdoulie Njie v. State of Rhode Island

Citations

• 156 A.3d 429
• 2017 WL 1212253
• 2017 R.I. LEXIS 40

Syllabus

Abdoulie Njie's application for postconviction relief, premised on ineffective assistance of counsel, was denied in the Superior Court, and he appealed to the Supreme Court, contending that the hearing justice's decision was in error. Njie's attorney, however, articulated that his request for postconviction relief should be interpreted as Njie's not having made a knowing and intelligent plea. The Supreme Court held that the hearing justice did not err nor did she overlook or misconceive material evidence when she arrived at her findings. Specifically, the Supreme Court held that Njie failed to provide the evidence required to support a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel and that the hearing justice appropriately found that Njie's plea was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary. Accordingly, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court.