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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//November 21, 2021//

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//November 21, 2021//

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Dustin Cleland Larson

Case No.: 2020AP1846-CR

Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Nashold, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Dustin Larson appeals from an incest conviction and an order denying his postconviction claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. He argues his counsel performed deficiently by failing to raise a duplicity challenge to the incest charge. We conclude that the law on this issue is not well settled. Consequently, Larson’s counsel did not perform deficiently by failing to move to discuss the incest count and we affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.

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