Postconviction Relief- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

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WI Court of Appeals – District III

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Geoffrey Daniel Hesser

Case No.: 2022AP000377

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

Focus: Postconviction Relief- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

According to the criminal complaint, in October 2015, Annie reported to police that Hesser had nonconsensual anal intercourse with her inside her car in a parking lot in Wausau, while their four-month-old daughter was present in the vehicle. Annie also reported that, on the same day, Hesser “pulled down his pants and tried to make [her] give him oral sex” while they were in the car with their daughter. Based on these allegations, the State filed a criminal complaint charging Hesser with four offenses: second-degree sexual assault (based on the anal intercourse); attempted second-degree sexual assault (based on the attempted oral intercourse); disorderly conduct; and misdemeanor bail jumping. The first three counts were charged as acts of domestic abuse. Hesser, pro se, appeals an order denying his WIS. STAT. § 974.06 (2021-22) motion for postconviction relief. The circuit court concluded that the claims raised in Hesser’s postconviction motion were procedurally barred.

Affirmed.

Decided 10/24/23

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