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Criminal Procedure — successive appeals

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 1, 2011//

Criminal Procedure — successive appeals

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 1, 2011//

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

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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 This opinion will not be published.

2010AP2388 State v. Morris

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

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