Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//March 1, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Peter J. Long

Case No.: 2016AP1069

Officials: Reilly, P.J., Gundrum and Hagedorn, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Peter J. Long pled guilty and was convicted of his eighth-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI). He files this appeal, pro se, challenging an order of the circuit court denying his postconviction motion. Long seeks to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming that trial counsel and postconviction counsel were ineffective. As we conclude that counsel were not ineffective, we affirm the circuit court’s decision.

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