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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Court Error
By: Derek Hawkins//October 28, 2015//
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WI Court of Appeals – District IV
Officials: Higginbotham, Sherman and Blanchard, JJ.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Court Error
2014AP2224-CR State of Wisconsin v. Eric G. Koula
Eric Koula appeals a judgment of conviction for two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and one count of forgery, and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Koula contends that: (1) the circuit court erred in admitting out-of-court statements of one of the victims; (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial; (3) the circuit court erred in excluding evidence at trial; and (4) he should be granted a new trial in the interest of justice because the real controversy was not fully tried. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
Decision
Affirmed. Per Curiam
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