Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

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

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. James A. Carrol., Jr.,

Case No.: 2021AP375-CR

Officials: FITZPATRICK, J.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

James Carroll appeals a judgment of conviction and an order of the circuit court for Jefferson County denying his motions for postconviction relief. Carroll pled no contest to one count of fourth-degree sexual assault, and the sentence imposed included requiring Carroll to register as a sex offender. Carroll filed a postconviction motion to withdraw his plea of no contest based on the alleged ineffective assistance of his trial counsel. In the alternative, Carroll moved postconviction to modify the court’s requirement that he register as a sex offender. The court denied the motions and Carroll appeals. I affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.

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