Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//November 20, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jesus David Gutierrez-Mendoza

Case No.: 2016AP975-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jesus David Gutierrez-Mendoza appeals a judgment convicting him of the following charges: one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child; one count of child enticement (exposing a sex organ); one count of repeated sexual assault of the same child (at least three violations of first- or second-degree sexual assault); and ten counts of sex with a child age sixteen or older. See WIS. STAT. §§ 948.02(2), 948.07(3), 948.025(1)(e), 948.09 (2009-10). He also appeals the order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Gutierrez-Mendoza argues that his trial counsel gave him ineffective assistance and that he should be permitted to submit the victim’s journal for postconviction forensic testing. We resolve these issues against Gutierrez Mendoza. Accordingly, we affirm.

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