Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//September 25, 2019//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. DeAndre E. Tanner

Case No.: 2018AP1391-CR; 2018AP1392-CR; 2018AP1393-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Deandre E. Tanner appeals judgments convicting him of one count of battery, one count of disorderly conduct and three counts of felony witness intimidation, all charges as a domestic abuse repeater. He also appeals an order denying his postconviction motion. Tanner argues: (1) he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel because his counsel failed to ask the circuit court to give the jury an instruction defining the concept of attempt; (2) he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel because his counsel did not object to the prosecutor’s closing argument; and (3) the circuit court erroneously exercised its sentencing discretion when it imposed thirteen years of initial confinement and ten years of extended supervision for his crimes. 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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