Krebs v. State

The defendant has raised three issues on this appeal. They are: (1) Whether he was denied effective assistance of counsel, (2) whether he is entitled to a new trial in the interest of justice, and (3) whether the imposition of a sentence of five to twenty years was an abuse of discretion.

The principal contention of the defendant is that he was denied effective assistance of counsel.

This case was tried prior to State v. Harper (1973), 57 Wis. 2d 543, 557, 205 N. W. 2d 1, where this court stated:

“We think it is time for this court to restate a higher test for competency of counsel for the…