Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//August 1, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Adam E. Rogers

Case No.: 2017AP2029-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Adam Rogers appeals his conviction on twenty counts of possessing child pornography and an order denying his postconviction motion. Rogers seeks a new trial upon alternative theories of plain error or ineffective assistance of counsel, each based on the unchallenged admission of testimony from an expert witness as to whether Rogers had “knowingly” possessed the child pornography. We conclude that any error in the admission of the testimony was harmless, and that Rogers was not prejudiced by trial counsel’s failure to object. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of conviction and postconviction order.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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