By: Derek Hawkins//September 8, 2016//
WI Court of Appeals – District I
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Anthony Darnell Davis
Case No.: 2015AP2030-CR
Officials: Curley, P.J., Kessler and Brash, JJ.
Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
“We agree with the postconviction court’s analysis. Even if trial counsel had impeached Bowie with the fact of her prior convictions, the jury still would have heard from the multiple witnesses who testified as to L.D.’s injuries, L.D.’s health history, Bowie’s care for her child, and Davis’s changing stories as to the possible causes of L.D.’s injuries. Counsel’s failure to impeach Bowie does not undermine our confidence in the outcome. Evidence of Bowie’s prior convictions would not have sufficiently undermined her credibility so as to alter the outcome of the trial. Accordingly, we conclude that Davis has not shown Strickland prejudice.
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