Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//January 17, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Keith M. Kutska

Case No.: 2016AP185

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Keith Kutska appeals an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.061 postconviction motion in which he alleged ineffective assistance of counsel, and newly discovered evidence, and requested a new trial in the interest of justice. The circuit court denied the motion, reasoning it was procedurally barred and also failed on the merits. Because some of Kutska’s arguments embellish on issues that were presented and rejected in his previous postconviction motion and appeal, and he has not established ineffective assistance of counsel or newly discovered evidence, we affirm the order

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