Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//August 28, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Terrell Antwain Kelly

Case No.: 2017AP1584-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Terrell Antwain Kelly appeals his judgment of conviction, entered upon his guilty plea to second-degree sexual assault of a child, and an order denying his postconviction motion. Kelly asserts that both of his trial attorneys were ineffective and, as such, his conviction should be vacated. In the alternative, Kelly requests sentence modification on the grounds that his intellectual disability is a new factor warranting modification. We affirm.

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