Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//May 23, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Presley Hubanks

Case No.: 2016AP230

Officials: Kessler, Brash and Dugan, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Asssistance of Counsel

Presley Hubanks appeals a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, finding him a sexually violent person and committing him to the Department of Health Services for control, care, and treatment. See WIS. STAT § 980.06 (2015-16).1 He also appeals a postdisposition order denying him a new trial. Hubanks claims his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object at trial when the State referred to “Supermax” to identify a Wisconsin prison where he was at one time confined. The circuit court concluded that Hubanks failed to demonstrate that he was prejudiced by trial counsel’s alleged errors. We agree and 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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