Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

WI Court of Appeals District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Akim A. Brown

Case No.: 2017AP1332-CR

Officials: Kessler, P.J., Brash and Dugan, JJ.

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Akim A. Brown appeals his judgment of conviction for second-degree sexual assault, pursuant to a jury's verdict, and an order denying his postconviction motion asserting ineffective assistance of counsel. Specifically, Brown claims that his trial counsel failed to present and develop testimony from Brown that he contends would have demonstrated that the encounter was consensual. Brown further asserts that his trial counsel should have objected to the testimony of the police officer who interviewed the victim on the grounds that it was a prior consistent statement of the victim and was thus inadmissible hearsay. We affirm.

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