Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//June 5, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. James M. Clark, Sr.

Case No.: 2015AP2488-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Hagedorn, J.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

A jury convicted James Clark, Sr. of second degree sexual assault of a child. The circuit court denied Clark’s postconviction motion seeking a new trial due to ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The circuit court concluded that trial counsel’s performance was neither deficient nor prejudicial. We affirm

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