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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//May 17, 2016//

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//May 17, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals: District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Latasha K. Gatlin

Case No.: 2014AP2351-CR; 2014AP2352-CR

Officials: Lundsten, Higginbotham and Blanchard, JJ

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Latasha Gatlin was tried before a jury and was convicted of six counts of physical child abuse. Her appeal raises several claims of ineffective assistance relating to her trial, and she argues that, post-trial, the circuit court improperly denied her relief based on prosecutor misconduct and newly discovered evidence. We reject all of Gatlin’s arguments, and affirm.

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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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