Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//August 22, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Lonell Echols

Case No.: 2016AP1275-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Lonell Echols, pro se, appeals the circuit court’s order denying his postconviction motion brought pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 974.06 Echols argues that he should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea because he received constitutionally ineffective assistance from his trial counsel. We affirm.

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