Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//April 11, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Cordale Justin Gilmore

Case No.: 2015AP2573-CR

Officials: Kessler, Brennan and Brash, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Cordale J. Gilmore appeals a judgment convicting him of felon in possession of a firearm, as a repeater. He also appeals an order denying his postconviction motion without a hearing. Gilmore argues that: (1) he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel because his lawyer did not

challenge the stop and search of the car in which he was riding; (2) he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel because his lawyer did not challenge his admission to police that the gun was his; and (3) there was insufficient evidence presented at trial to show that he possessed the gun. We affirm.

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