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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//February 3, 2016//

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//February 3, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Richard W. Novak

Case No.: 2015AP942-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Hagedorn, J.

Practice Areas: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Richard W. Novak appeals from a judgment of conviction for possession with intent to deliver in excess of forty grams of cocaine and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief vacating the conviction on the basis that trial counsel rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance by failing to attack the warrant authorizing a search of Novak’s residence as unsupported by probable cause. We conclude that the warrant was supported by probable cause and, consequently, on this basis Novak was not deprived of the effective assistance of counsel. Thus, we affirm the judgment and order.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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