Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//August 29, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Ronnie Famous

Case No.: 2016AP1175

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Ronnie Famous appeals pro se from an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16) postconviction motion alleging that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call two fact witnesses and that postconviction counsel’s ineffectiveness constituted a sufficient reason for failing to raise this claim earlier. Because Famous has not established that postconviction counsel provided ineffective assistance or that the circuit court erred in denying Famous’s motion to subpoena additional witnesses, we affirm.

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