By: Derek Hawkins//April 12, 2017//
WI Court of Appeals – District Iv
Case Name: State of Wisconsinv. Patrick E. Miller
Case No.: 2015AP2663-CR
Officials: Kloppenburg, P.J., Lundsten and Sherman, JJ.
Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Patrick Miller appeals a judgment of conviction for theft from a financial institution, as a party to a crime, contrary to WIS. STAT. § 943.81 (2013-14), and an order of the circuit court denying his postconviction motion for a new trial on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel. Miller contends that his trial counsel was ineffective because counsel failed to investigate prior to trial statements by the State’s key witness. We affirm for the reasons explained below.