Legal Opinion

State v. Gomoll

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided November 28, 2018No. Appeal No. 2017AP2242-CRPublished

1Per curiam

¶1 Samson J. Gomoll appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of first-degree intentional homicide for the shooting death of his girlfriend, S.S., and from an order denying his motion for postconviction relief. The issue at trial was whether Gomoll was acting in self-defense. Gomoll argues that he was denied effective assistance of counsel, that the circuit court erroneously denied relevant witness testimony, and that the court's denial of his motion for resentencing was an erroneous exercise of discretion. We reject Gomoll's claims and affirm.

¶2 The record…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Yarborough v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. State v. MacHnerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
  4. State v. ThielWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
  5. State v. EricksonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1999

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