Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

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

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. James E. McCAnn

Case No.: 2014AP2180-CR

Officials: Lundsten, Sherman and Blanchard, JJ.

Practice Areas: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

James E. McCann appeals a judgment of conviction after a jury found him guilty of one count of first-degree child sexual assault (sexual contact with a child younger than 13) and one count of repeated sexual assault of the same child (at least three acts of first-degree sexual assault). See WIS. STAT. §§ 948.02(1)(e) and 948.025(1)(d) (2009-10). In a postconviction motion for a new trial, McCann argued that his trial attorney was ineffective for not objecting to the verdict form and the jury instructions. The circuit court denied McCann’s motion in an order that McCann also appeals. We affirm.

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