Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Ford v. Holm
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 29, 2004No. 02-1828-WPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEININGER, EJ.
¶ 1. This case presents a question that has surfaced with some frequency in motion and writ practice before this court: Must an attorney appointed to represent an indigent defendant in post-conviction proceedings move for court permission to withdraw from representation after the attorney concludes that his or her client has agreed to have the attorney "close the file" without filing a postconviction motion, appeal, or no-merit report? A closely related second question is whether appointed postconviction counsel renders ineffective assistance by failing to obtain court…
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- State v. KnightWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
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