HALL v. STATE

No. State 42.

63 Wis.2d 304 (1974)

217 N.W.2d 352

HALL, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided May 7, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error the cause was submitted on the brief of Patrick J. Devitt, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee.

For the defendant in error the cause was submitted on the brief of Robert W. Warren, attorney general, and Robert D. Martinson and James H. McDermott, assistant attorneys general.


HEFFERNAN, J.

The court's acceptance of Hall's guilty plea and its finding of guilt are not contested. The only issue raised is whether Hall was denied effective counsel at sentencing because the same lawyer represented both Hall and Dixon.

The record shows that Hall's attorney made a sentencing plea to the court in which he stated that Dixon should receive the more lenient sentence of the two. He stated that Dixon "was the less . . . aggressive in the act...

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