Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//July 5, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Nathaniel Justin Taylor, Jr.

Case No.: 2016AP68

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Nathaniel Justin Taylor, Jr., appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession of a firearm while subject to a domestic abuse injunction. See WIS. STAT. § 941.29(2)(a) & (e) (2013-14). He also appeals the order denying his postconviction motion without a hearing. Taylor argues that he is entitled to a new trial because he received ineffective assistance from his trial counsel, or, alternatively, in the interest of justice. We reject these claims and affirm.

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