Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//September 14, 2021//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Curtis Von Brown

Case No.: 2019AP1077-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Curtis Von Brown appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of first-degree reckless homicide with use of a dangerous weapon, as a party to a crime, and one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Brown also appeals an order denying his postconviction motion. Brown argues that: (1) his trial counsel ineffectively represented him by failing to call his cousin Robert Farrow as a witness at trial; (2) his trial counsel ineffectively represented him by failing to fully investigate and adequately argue to the jury potential inconsistencies in video evidence; and (3) the circuit court’s findings of fact during the postconviction motion hearing were clearly erroneous. Upon review, we affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.