Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//May 8, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Mark A. Below

Case No.: 2016AP408-CR

Officials: Lundsten, P.J., Kloppenburg and Fitzpatrick, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Mark Below appeals an order that denied his postconviction motion for a new trial without a hearing. The postconviction motion raised multiple claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and one claim of judicial bias. For the reasons discussed below, we conclude that the allegations in Below’s motion were insufficient to warrant a hearing. Accordingly, we affirm the order of the circuit court.

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