Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//April 24, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Gary A. Amaya

Case No.: 2015AP384-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Gary A. Amaya, pro se, appeals from a judgment, entered upon a jury’s verdict, convicting him on one count of aggravated battery and one count of mayhem. Amaya also appeals from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Amaya complains that a transcript is inaccurate and raises multiple claims of trial court error and ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We conclude the trial court did not err, Amaya has not shown trial counsel to have been ineffective, and the circuit court properly denied the postconviction motion. We therefore affirm the judgment and order.

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