Sentencing Modification – 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. Jason John Matter

Case No.: 2016AP145-CR

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

Focus: Sentencing Modification – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jason John Matter appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon his guilty pleas to one count of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime and one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child. He also appeals an order denying his postconviction motion for resentencing or sentence modification. He claims that his trial counsel was ineffective at sentencing and that the circuit court erroneously exercised its sentencing discretion. We reject his claims and affirm

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