Counsel – Ineffective Assistance – Deficient Performance – Failure to Investigate, Information within Defendant’s Knowledge, but not Imparted to Counsel

by admin on February 22, 2001

State v. William Nielsen, 2001 WI App 192, PFR filed
For Nielsen: Waring R. Fincke

Issue/Holding: “This court will not find counsel deficient for failing to discover information that was available to the defendant but that defendant failed to share with counsel.” ¶24.

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