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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Sentencing

By: Derek Hawkins//December 7, 2016//

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Sentencing

By: Derek Hawkins//December 7, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Marquis J. Chapman

Case No.: 2015AP2133-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel – Sentencing

Marquis J. Chapman appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon his guilty pleas to two counts of delivering not more than three grams of heroin and one count of possessing with intent to deliver more than fifteen grams of cocaine but less than forty grams of cocaine. He also appeals a postconviction order that denied his motion for plea withdrawal, or, alternatively, resentencing. On appeal, he contends that his trial counsel was ineffective and that the circuit court coerced his guilty pleas and erroneously exercised its sentencing discretion. We reject his many claims 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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