Court Error – Evidentiary Hearing

By: Derek Hawkins//September 4, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Paul A. Adamski

Case No.: 2016AP1642

Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.

Focus: Court Error – Evidentiary Hearing

Paul Adamski, pro se, appeals an order denying his postconviction motions seeking a new trial. In numerous circuit court filings, Adamski essentially made four arguments in support of his requests for postconviction relief: (1) the presiding judge was biased against Adamski because the judge had a financial interest in the outcome of the case; (2) the judge had an obligation to disclose to Adamski his outside income and its sources, and he failed to do so; (3) the judge failed to recuse himself for bias during the postconviction proceedings; and (4) the court erred by denying Adamski an evidentiary hearing on his postconviction motions. We reject Adamski’s arguments and affirm.

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