Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//March 28, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Victoria Ward

Case No.: 2015AP2638-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Victoria Ward appeals from a judgment of conviction for keeping a drug house and possession of heroin with intent to deliver, both as a party to a crime. She also appeals orders denying her postconviction motions. She argues that the trial court erred with regard to two evidentiary decisions: excluding testimony she wished to elicit to impeach a witness and admitting testimony about a gun the police found hidden under her mattress. She also argues that she is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on her claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, which is based on counsel’s allegedly inadequate efforts to impeach the witness. Finally, she argues that she is entitled to a new trial in the interest of justice. We disagree and affirm

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