Legal Opinion

State v. Kelly

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided July 31, 2018No. Appeal No. 2017AP1584-CRPublished

1Opinion of the CourtBrash, J.

¶ 1 Terrell Antwain Kelly appeals his judgment of conviction, entered upon his guilty plea to second-degree sexual assault of a child, and an order denying his postconviction motion. Kelly asserts that both of his trial attorneys were ineffective and, as such, his conviction should be vacated. In the alternative, Kelly requests sentence modification on the grounds that his intellectual disability is a new factor warranting modification. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 The charges against Kelly stem from a relationship between Kelly and L.N.J. that began in 2006 when L.N.J. was fourteen years old;…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. MacHnerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
  3. State v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1990
  4. State v. BallietteWisconsin Supreme Court · 2011
  5. State v. LoveWisconsin Supreme Court · 2005

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