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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//December 14, 2017//

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//December 14, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Courtney J. James

Case No.: 2016AP1421

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Courtney J. James, pro se, appeals from the circuit court order denying his motion for postconviction relief under WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16). James argues that the attorneys who represented him at trial rendered ineffective assistance of counsel for a number of reasons, and that appellate counsel was ineffective in his direct appeal for failing to raise these claims. We 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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