Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//March 22, 2022

WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Vernon K. Sommerfeldt

Case No.: 2019AP1602-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Vernon Sommerfeldt appeals from a judgment of conviction for second-degree sexual assault and an order denying him postconviction relief. Sommerfeldt claims that his trial counsel was ineffective in several respects. We reject his arguments and affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.[/box]

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