Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//August 22, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Montgomery Edward Walker

Case No.: 2016AP957

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Montgomery Edward Walker, pro se, appeals from an order of the circuit court that denied his postconviction motion without a hearing. Walker asserts that he is entitled to a Machner hearing and/or a new trial, based on claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel and appellate counsel. We reject Walker’s arguments and affirm the circuit court.

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