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Court Error – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//July 26, 2017//

Court Error – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//July 26, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Clarence Benjamin Taylor

Case No.: 2016AP240

Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J., Sherman and Blanchard, JJ.

Focus: Court Error – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Clarence Taylor appeals a judgment of conviction for armed robbery as party to a crime and an order denying postconviction relief. Taylor contends that: (1) the circuit court erred by allowing testimony by an officer not listed on the State’s amended witness list; (2) Taylor’s trial counsel was ineffective by failing to object to part of the victim’s testimony and part of the State’s closing argument; and (3) the State made an improper closing argument that amounted to plain error. For the reasons set forth below, we reject these contentions. 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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