By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//January 29, 2013//
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Criminal
Criminal Procedure — ineffective assistance
Joseph Fields appeals an order denying his Wis. Stat. § 974.06 postconviction motion in which he alleged ineffective assistance of his trial and appellate counsel. The circuit court denied the motion because Fields failed to call his trial counsel as a witness at the postconviction hearing. Fields contends it is the responsibility of the State and the court to secure the testimony of his trial counsel. We disagree. This opinion will not be published.
Dist III, Outagamie County, Gill, J., Per Curiam
Attorneys: For Appellant: Fields, Joseph M., pro se; For Respondent: Schneider, Carrie A., Appleton; Kassel, Jeffrey J., Madison