Sufficiency of Evidence – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//December 21, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jeffrey Joseph Starkman

Case No.: 2016AP75-CR

Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J., Sherman, and Blanchard, JJ.

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jeffrey Joseph Starkman appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of multiple charges including two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Starkman argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his attempted first-degree intentional homicide conviction as to the female victim, K.P., and that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. We reject these 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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