Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//April 25, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jose M. Dancel

Case No.: 2016AP1932-CR

Officials: Reilly, P.J., Gundrum and Hagedorn, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jose M. Dancel appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child and two counts of incest, and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. Dancel maintains that he is entitled to a new trial based on trial counsel’s ineffective assistance. Because we conclude that trial counsel did not perform deficiently, we affirm.

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