By: Derek Hawkins//April 11, 2017//
WI Court of Appeals – District IV
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Christopher J. Triolo
Case No.: 2015AP1808-CR
Officials: Lundsten, Sherman and Blanchard, JJ.
Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
A jury found Christopher J. Triolo guilty of one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of felony bail jumping. Triolo’s first trial ended in a mistrial, and he was convicted after a second trial. Before the second trial, the circuit court denied Triolo’s motion to
dismiss based on a violation of his constitutional right to a speedy trial. In a postconviction motion, Triolo argued that his trial counsel was ineffective for not arguing that the second trial was barred by double jeopardy. The circuit court denied Triolo’s postconviction motion. Triolo appeals, raising both double jeopardy and speedy trial arguments. We affirm.