By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//November 27, 2012//
By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//November 27, 2012//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Criminal
Criminal Procedure — plea withdrawal — ineffective assistance
Ronald Depaoli appeals a judgment convicting him of repeated sexual assault of the same child, his stepdaughter. He also appeals an order denying his postconviction motion in which he alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Depaoli contends his trial counsel was ineffective in three respects: (1) counsel failed to object to the court instructing the jury that the State did not have to prove the precise dates of the sexual assaults, an instruction that Depaoli contends is inconsistent with another instruction; (2) counsel failed to object to the victim’s mother’s testimony that she believed her daughter; and (3) counsel failed to object to an expert witness’s testimony that Depaoli characterizes as vouching for the victim’s credibility. We reject these arguments and affirm the judgment and order. This opinion will not be published.
Dist III, Shawano County, Grover, Kussel, JJ., Per Curiam
Attorneys: For Appellant: LaZotte, Paul G., Madison; For Respondent: Parker, Gregory A., Shawano; O’Neil, Aaron R., Madison