Legal Opinion
STATE EX REL. FORD v. Holm
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided August 10, 2006No. 2002AP1828-WPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDeininger, J.
¶ 1. This case has a long procedural history. See State ex rel. Ford v. Holm, 2004 WI App 22, 269 Wis. 2d 810, 676 N.W.2d 500. Ford petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to State v. Knight, 168 Wis. 2d 509, 522, 484 N.W.2d 540 (1992), seeking the reinstatement of his right to a direct appeal of his conviction. He argued that he received ineffective assistance of appellate counsel when the attorney appointed to represent him for purposes of postconviction proceedings and appeal closed his file without filing a postconviction motion, appeal or no-merit report on Ford's behalf. Ford,…
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