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Postconviction Relief – Ineffective Instance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//February 14, 2022//

Postconviction Relief – Ineffective Instance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//February 14, 2022//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Antwan Devonta Green

Case No.: 2020AP1275-CR

Officials: Brash, C.J., Donald, P.J., and White, J.

Focus: Postconviction Relief – Ineffective Instance of Counsel

Antwan Devonta Green appeals a judgment of conviction entered following a jury trial for felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon, both as a party to a crime, and an order denying postconviction relief.  Green contends that one of the jurors who sat on the panel was subjectively biased and the trial court should have struck the juror sua sponte. Alternatively, Green argues that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to move to strike the juror from the panel. We disagree and affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.

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