Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

WI Court of Appeals District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Roberto Cornejo

Case No.: 2019AP464-CR

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

Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Roberto Cornejo appeals the judgment convicting him of two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child. See WIS. STAT. 940.225(1)(d) (1985-86). He also appeals the order denying his postconviction motion. Cornejo's first claim is that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate why he left Wisconsin and eventually settled in Michigan. Next, Cornejo argues that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the introduction of the victim's medical records showing that she was pregnant and had an abortion. We...