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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Court Error
By: Derek Hawkins//February 24, 2017//
Listen to this articleWI Court of Appeals – District II
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jacinto S. Rico
Case No.: 2015AP507
Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Gundrum, J.
Jacinto Rico appeals pro se from a circuit court order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16) motion alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel arising from a failure to request jury instructions relating to defense of others and accident. We conclude that the circuit court did not err in declining to hold an evidentiary hearing on Rico’s postconviction motion. Rico also argues that his convictions should be reversed because there was an error in the self-defense jury instruction. We see no error. We affirm the order denying Rico’s postconviction motion
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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