By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//September 30, 2014//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Criminal
Criminal Procedure — successive appeals
Justin L. Anderson, pro se, appeals an order denying his motion for postconviction relief brought under Wis. Stat. § 974.06 (2011-12). He alleges that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to seek relief from the joinder of his trial with that of his co-defendant, Paris Billups, following Billups’s testimony during his cross-examination. Anderson alleges that his postconviction counsel was ineffective in turn for failing to challenge trial counsel’s effectiveness. The circuit court determined that the claims are procedurally barred by State v. Escalona-Naranjo, 185 Wis. 2d 168, 517 N.W.2d 157 (1994), and State v. Tillman, 2005 WI App 71, 281 Wis. 2d 157, 696 N.W.2d 574. We affirm. This opinion will not be published.
Dist I, Milwaukee County, DiMotto, J., Per Curiam
Attorneys: For Appellant: Anderson, Justin L., pro se; For Respondent: Loebel, Karen A., Milwaukee; Johnson-Karp, Gabe, Madison