Postconviction Relief

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Matthew Curtis Sills

Case No.: 2022AP001390-CR

Officials: White, C.J.

Focus: Postconviction Relief

Sills appeals from the judgment of conviction, entered upon a jury’s verdict, for one count of first-degree child sexual assault–sexual intercourse with a child under the age of thirteen. He also appeals the order denying postconviction relief without a hearing. Sills argues that the trial court’s objective bias denied him of his constitutional right to a fair trial. The appeals court concludes that the trial court did not use its frustration with the court of appeals decision as an improper factor when it imposed the sentence. Sills also argues that his attorney provided ineffective assistance of counsel. Because the appeals court concludes that Sills has failed to satisfy the prejudice prong in his postconviction claims, his claim for ineffective assistance of counsel fails.

Affirmed.

Decided 02/13/24

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