Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//August 17, 2015//

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Criminal

WI Court of Appeals – District I

Officials: Kessler, Brennan and Bradley, JJ.

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

2014AP2176-CR State of Wisconsin v. Roy L. Mckee, Jr.

Royce L. Mckee, Jr., appeals from an amended judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him of strangulation and suffocation, substantial battery, and disorderly conduct, all as acts of domestic No. 2014AP2176-CR 2 abuse and as a repeater. See WIS. STAT. §§ 940.235(1), 940.19(2), 947.01(1), 968.075(1)(a), 939.62(1)(a)-(b) (2011-12). He also appeals the order denying, in part, his postconviction motion. Mckee argues that his trial counsel gave him ineffective assistance by conceding during his closing argument that a critical portion of the victim’s testimony was true. We reject Mckee’s claim and affirm.

Decision

Affirmed. Per Curiam.

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