Pleas & Sentencing – Child Support – Machner Hearing

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Criminal

WI Court of Appeals – District I

Officials: Curley, P.J., Kessler and Brennan, JJ.

Pleas & Sentencing – Child Support – Machner Hearing

2014AP2519-CR State of Wisconsin v. Bradley Wayne Phillips

Bradley Wayne Phillips appeals the judgment, following a jury trial, finding him guilty of six counts of failure to pay child support. Phillips also appeals the orders denying his motion for postconviction relief and his motion for resentencing. Phillips alleges the following errors on appeal: (1) the trial court prohibited testimony from an expert witness about whether Phillips was employable; (2) the postconviction court did not find Phillips’ defense counsel ineffective for allegedly failing to present a plea offer from the State; (3) the postconviction court denied Phillips a Machner hearing on his multiple other allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel; and (4) the postconviction court denied Phillips’ motion for resentencing. We reject all of Phillips’ claims of error and affirm.

Decision

Affirmed.

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