State v. Saunders

The trial court refused to allow the defendant, Patrick A. Saunders, to be present at his postconviction hearing alleging ineffective assistance of his trial counsel. Saunders claims error, but we note that Wisconsin case law requires Saunders to allege substantial issues of fact as to events in which he participated before his presence is considered necessary. Since Saunders failed in this regard, his claim fails. The insufficiency of evidence assertion that he raises also fails. We affirm.

Saunders was found guilty by a jury of all five counts set forth in an information relating to him. He…