By: Derek Hawkins//June 14, 2017//
WI Court of Appeals – District IV
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. James M. Pope
Case No.: 2016AP1190-CR; 2016AP1191-CR
Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J., Lundsten and Blanchard, JJ.
Focus: Court Error – Denial of Request for Counsel
James M. Pope appeals judgments of conviction entered upon his guilty pleas to one count of burglary, two counts of battery to law enforcement officers, and one misdemeanor count of intimidating a victim. Pope argues that the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion in denying his request for new counsel made during his sentencing hearing. We reject Pope’s claim and affirm.