By: Derek Hawkins//April 16, 2019//
WI Court of Appeals – District I
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Pablo Ruiz-Velez
Case No.: 2017AP2537
Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.
Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Pablo Ruiz-Velez appeals an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18) postconviction motion without a hearing. Ruiz-Velez claims his trial counsel performed deficiently by: (1) failing to present expert Richard A.P. evidence; and (2) failing to call an expert witness to rebut certain testimony provided by one of the State’s expert witnesses. He also claims his appellate counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to raise these issues on direct appeal. We reject his arguments and affirm.