Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//June 9, 2021//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Kunle Famakinwa, Jr.,

Case No.: 2019AP395-CR

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Davis, J.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Kunle Famakinwa, Jr., appeals from a judgment convicting him of possession with the intent to deliver tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) in an amount of 200 grams or less and an order denying his postconviction motion seeking a new trial due to the ineffective assistance of trial counsel. He maintains that trial counsel performed deficiently in several ways, all of which improperly led the jury to find that he was guilty of possessing THC with the intent to deliver rather than for his own personal use. Because we conclude that none of trial counsel’s allegedly deficient acts or omissions prejudiced Famakinwa, we affirm.

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

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