Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//September 12, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Marcia Render

Case No.: 2017AP1779-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Marcia Render appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of second-degree reckless homicide—infliction of physical pain or injury, as an act of domestic abuse, and one count of strangulation and suffocation, as an act of domestic abuse. She also appeals the order denying her postconviction motion for relief on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. Because we conclude that Render is entitled to a Machner hearing, we reverse the postconviction order and remand for a Machner hearing.

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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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