State v. Ambuehl

Rhonda Ambuehl appeals from a judgment convicting her of attempted first-degree murder while armed with a dangerous weapon, secs. 940.01(1), 939.32 and 939.63(l)(a)2., Stats., and injury by conduct regardless of life, secs. 940.23 and 939.63(l)(a)2. Ambuehl makes four claims: (1) that she was deprived of effective assistance of counsel by the manner in which her counsel decided to forego a lesser-included offense and presented her defense; (2) that her rights to due process and to present a defense were denied by the trial court’s refusal to instruct the jury that a person is privileged to…