State v. Shea

Daniel T. Shea appeals from a judgment convicting him of two counts of uttering a forgery, contrary to § 943.38(2), Stats., and one count of fraudulent use of a financial transaction card, contrary to § 943.41(5)(a)l.a, Stats. First, Shea alleges that his conviction for fraudulent use of a financial transaction card should be vacated because: (1) the State failed to produce sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction; (2) the jury instructions were inappropriate; and (3) trial counsel's failure to object to these jury instructions made her representation ineffective. We conclude that the…