Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//August 9, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Craig A. Hron

Case No.: 2016AP956-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Gundrum and Hagedorn, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Craig A. Hron appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of four felonies including the attempted first-degree intentional homicide of his ex-girlfriend, T.J., and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Hron argues that he was denied the right to effective assistance of counsel because trial counsel failed to (1) request a lesser included offense instruction without first discussing the decision with Hron, (2) present evidence contradicting testimony offered by the State’s witnesses, and (3) object to evidence that T.J. obtained a harassment injunction against Hron after his arrest. We reject Hron’s claims and affirm.

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