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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//November 15, 2016//

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//November 15, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin ex rel. Antjuan Redmond v. Brian Foster

Case No. 2014AP2637

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Antjuan Redmond appeals from an order granting the State’s motion to dismiss his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Redmond claims that the attorney who represented him during a proceeding to revoke his probation and extended supervision provided ineffective assistance of counsel in defending against allegations that he battered his girlfriend and her nephew. Because Redmond was found to have violated three other conditions of his probation and extended supervision, any alleged ineffectiveness of counsel did not prejudice him. Thus, we 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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