Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//May 24, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jason E. Anderson

Case No.: 2015AP2056-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jason Anderson appeals from a judgment convicting him of first-degree intentional homicide in the shooting death of his wife and of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Anderson also appeals from an order denying, without an evidentiary hearing, his postconviction motion

alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. We conclude that the circuit court properly exercised its discretion when it denied the postconviction motion without an evidentiary hearing because the record conclusively demonstrates that trial counsel’s representation was neither deficient nor prejudicial. 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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