Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//May 7, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Danyall Lorenzo Simpson

Case No.: 2016AP1372

Officials: Kessler, Brash and Dugan, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Danyall Lorenzo Simpson appeals a circuit court order that denied without a hearing his postconviction motion seeking a new trial pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16). In the circuit court, he alleged that his postconviction counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge the effectiveness of trial counsel and for failing to pursue a claim that the prosecutor presented false evidence. On appeal, he renews the claims presented to the circuit court and seeks a hearing on those claims. He further seeks a new trial in the interest of justice. We reject his contentions and affirm.

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