Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//February 20, 2019//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Feliciano T. Douglas

Case No.: 2017AP1913

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Feliciano Douglas appeals the circuit court’s order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2015-16) motion to vacate his 2001 conviction and grant a new trial. Douglas argues that the circuit court erred in denying the motion. We conclude that the court properly denied the motion because Douglas has not shown that Douglas’s postconviction counsel in his direct appeal was ineffective by failing to raise claims that are clearly stronger than the claim that postconviction counsel did raise. We affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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