Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//April 12, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v Keith Beauchamp

Case No.: 2015AP16

Officials: Hruz, Seidl and Curley, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Keith Beauchamp appeals an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 postconviction motion without a hearing. Beauchamp contends a note sent by one of the jurors to the court near the end of the trial showed the juror failed to hear or failed to comprehend the trial testimony and raised a question of her attentiveness. He argues his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request a mistrial or voir dire regarding the juror’s capacity, and the circuit court should have sua sponte investigated the juror’s attentiveness. The State contends the motion is procedurally barred by Beauchamp’s earlier postconviction motions and appeals pursuant to State v. Escalona-Naranjo, 185 Wis. 2d 168, 517 N.W.2d 157 (1994).

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