By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 1, 2011//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Criminal
Criminal Procedure — successive appeals
Pharoah Vernon Morris, pro se, appeals an order denying his postconviction motion. Morris contends that: (1) his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to inform him that, under Wis. Stat. § 973.0135(2)(b) (2009-10), the circuit court could set his parole eligibility date beyond twenty-five percent of his sentence; and (2) the circuit court erred in determining that he is procedurally barred from raising this issue because he failed to raise it on direct appeal or in a prior postconviction motion. We conclude that Morris’ arguments are procedurally barred, and we affirm. This opinion will not be published.
Dist I, Milwaukee County, Lamelas, J., Per Curiam
Attorneys: For Appellant: Morris, Pharoah Vernon, pro se; For Respondent: Loebel, Karen A., Milwaukee; St. John, Rebecca Rapp, Madison