Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//June 7, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Javin Devon Wilson

Case No.: 2016AP843-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

A jury found Javin Wilson guilty of charges related to the stabbing of TS. At trial, Wilson’s defense was that he was not involved in the stabbing, and, more specifically, that he was wearing black clothing at the time of the stabbing and a man who was then wearing red clothing stabbed TS. After the jury returned a guilty verdict, Wilson filed a postconviction motion alleging that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance for failing to present evidence that the man who wore red clothing and who stabbed TS was Nathan Harden. After an evidentiary hearing, the circuit court denied Wilson’s motion. Wilson renews his ineffective assistance of counsel argument on appeal. We reject Wilson’s argument 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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