Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//December 3, 2019//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Mario Mose Jones, Jr.,

Case No.: 2018AP1366-CR

Officials: Kessler, Dugan and Fitzpatrick, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Mario Jones appeals a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jones also appeals the orders denying his postconviction motions. On appeal Jones argues that: (1) trial counsel was “prejudicially ineffective” for failing to call Tischer to “rebut the claims of Detective Salaam”; (2) trial counsel was “prejudicially ineffective” for failing to “interview, subpoena, and call two alibi witnesses whose testimony would have supported [Jones’s] alibi defense”; and (3) the trial court erred in denying trial counsel’s motion to exclude Slomczewski’s testimony as hearsay. (Capitalization omitted.) We address each issue in turn.

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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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