Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

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

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. George L. Brown

Case No.: 2017AP2199-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

George Brown appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree reckless injury with a dangerous weapon and circuit court orders denying his postconviction motion for a new trial and his motion for reconsideration. Brown argues that the circuit court erred in instructing the jury and in excluding evidence of the victim’s prior violent acts. Brown also contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We reject these arguments and affirm.

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