Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//March 21, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jose A. Adames

Case No.: 2015AP2410-CR

Officials: Brennan, P.J., Kessler and Brash, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jose A. Adames appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of first-degree sexual assault, one count of false imprisonment, and two counts of armed robbery, all as a party to a crime. He also appeals the circuit court’s order denying his postconviction motion. Adames argues that he

received ineffective assistance of counsel when his trial lawyer failed to object to testimony from a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) who treated B.G.-T., one of the victims, and failed to object to police testimony about heroin found in the home of Julio Quiles-Guzman, one of his co-defendants. Adames also argues that the circuit court erred in denying his postconviction motion without a hearing. We 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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