Postconviction Motion Denied and 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. Leander J. Hearvey

Case No.: 2016AP2311-CR; 2016AP2312-CR

Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.

Focus: Postconviction Motion Denied and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Leander Hearvey appeals judgments convicting him of two counts of sexual assault of a child. He also appeals an order denying his postconviction motion to withdraw his pleas. The motion alleged ineffective assistance of counsel because Hearvey’s trial attorney did not inform him that entry of the guilty pleas would waive his right to appeal the circuit court’s order granting the State’s motion for joinder of the two cases. The circuit court denied the postconviction motion, finding it conclusory. We affirm the judgments and order.

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