State v. Henley

¶ 87. (concurring). Understanding the procedural background of this case is vital to understanding its importance.

*584PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 88. Dimitri Henley was one of three defendants charged with the sexual assault of a young student at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1998. His first trial in 1999 ended in a mistrial. His second trial in 2000 ended in a conviction of five counts of second-degree sexual assault.

¶ 89. Henley's postconviction counsel was different from his trial counsel, and his postconviction counsel argued to the circuit court that Henley's trial counsel had provided…