Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//February 28, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Derrick Yawsa Robinson

Case No.: 2017AP285-CR

Officials: Kessler, Brash and Dugan, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Derrick Yawsa Robinson appeals from a judgment of conviction for three drug-related felonies. Robinson, who pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement, also appeals from an order denying his postconviction motion. Robinson asks this court to vacate his three convictions and remand for a trial, arguing that remedy is appropriate in light of the State’s actions with respect to an amended information and the ineffective assistance of trial counsel. In the alternative, Robinson seeks resentencing on grounds that it was improper for his trial counsel, the State, and the trial court to meet outside his presence just prior to the sentencing hearing. We reject Robinson’s arguments and affirm.

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