Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

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

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Robert D. Lee-Kendrick

Case No.: 2016AP627

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Robert D. Lee-Kendrick, pro se, appeals from an order of the circuit court that denied his postconviction motion without a hearing. Lee-Kendrick believes he is entitled to a hearing on the motion, and/or a new trial, based on claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We reject Lee- Kendrick’s arguments and affirm the circuit court.

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