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Court Error

By: Derek Hawkins//November 9, 2016//

Court Error

By: Derek Hawkins//November 9, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Cynthia Caldwell

Case No.: 2015AP2222-CR

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

Focus: Court Error

Cynthia Caldwell appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found her guilty of keeping a drug house and of possession with intent to deliver more than fifteen but less than forty grams of cocaine, both as a party to a crime. See Wis. Stat. §§ 961.42(1), 961.41(1m)(cm)3., & 939.05 (2013-14). She also appeals the order denying her postconviction motion. On appeal, Caldwell makes three arguments: (1) the trial court erred when it denied her a new trial based on a violation of her right against self-incrimination and her trial attorney’s related ineffective assistance; (2) the trial court erred when it denied her a new trial based on her trial attorney’s ineffective assistance for failing to present relevant evidence regarding the nature of her relationship with Joshua Sloan, her co-actor; and (3) alternatively, the trial court erred when it denied her motion for sentence modification or resentencing. We disagree and affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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