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Postconviction relief

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

Postconviction relief

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

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WI Supreme Court

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Keimonte Antonie Wilson, Sr.

Case No.:2017 WI 63

Focus: Postconviction relief

Petitioner, Keimonte Antonie Wilson, Sr. (“Wilson”), seeks review of a court of appeals decision affirming a circuit court judgment of conviction and order denying his postconviction motion. The court of appeals determined that the circuit court correctly interpreted the statutory procedure for subpoenaing witnesses in a criminal case. Additionally, it concluded that Wilson did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel because he was not prejudiced by the failure to obtain a witness’s testimony at a suppression hearing.

Reversed and remanded

Dissent: Ziegler, Gableman

Concurring:

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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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