Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 15, 2019No. Appeal No. 2018AP304-CRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
HRUZ, J.1
¶1 Kimberly Thomas appeals a judgment of conviction for one count of misdemeanor bail jumping and an order denying her motion for postconviction relief. Thomas argues that she received ineffective assistance from her trial counsel because her attorney was a necessary witness to her bail jumping charge and therefore should have withdrawn from his representation of Thomas in this case. For that reason, she contends the circuit court erred when it denied her postconviction motion requesting a new trial. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶2 On March 7, 2016, Thomas missed a final pretrial conference…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- State v. BallietteWisconsin Supreme Court · 2011
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- State v. Lamont Donnell SholarWisconsin Supreme Court · 2018
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