Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//June 15, 2020//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Winston B. Eison

Case No.: 2018AP1058

Officials: Brash, P.J., Dugan and Fitzpatrick, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Winston B. Eison, pro se, appeals an order denying the motion he filed pursuant to WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2017-18). He seeks a new trial. As grounds, Eison claims that he received ineffective assistance from the attorney who represented him in his first postconviction motion because the attorney failed to assert that Eison was wrongly denied his right to represent himself at trial. The circuit court rejected the claim, and 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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