Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

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

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Kevin D. Knight

Case No.: 2014AP1008

Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Kevin Knight appeals an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2013-14), postconviction motion without a hearing. He argues: (1) his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to introduce into evidence the victim’s alleged prior false allegations of sexual assault and for failing to impeach her testimony; (2) he is entitled to a new trial based on newly discovered evidence concerning a police officer’s posttrial “sexting” with a sixteen-year-old girl; and (3) this court should grant him a new trial in the interest of justice. We reject these arguments and affirm the 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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