Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//January 27, 2021//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Joshua S. Gehde

Case No.: 2019AP1765-CR

Officials: Kloppenburg, Graham, and Nashold, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Joshua Gehde appeals a judgment of conviction for first-degree reckless homicide and an order denying his post-conviction motion. Gehde argues that his two trial attorneys were ineffective by failing to present a consistent defense. He asserts that one of his attorneys presented arguments in opening statements and cross-examination of the State’s lay witnesses that conflicted and were inconsistent with the evidence presented by his other attorney through testimony by the defense expert witnesses. For the reasons explained below, we conclude that Gehde’s trial counsel were not ineffective. We affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is Associate Corporate Counsel, IP at Amazon.

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