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WEATHERALL v. STATE

No. 75-17-CR.

73 Wis.2d 22 (1976)

242 N.W.2d 220

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

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 2, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error the cause was submitted on the briefs of Howard B. Eisenberg, state public defender, and Robert J. Paul, assistant state public defender.

For the defendant in error the cause was submitted on the brief of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and David J. Becker, assistant attorney general.

ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

Here there are two writs of error, challenging the competency of trial counsel and the sentences imposed. Each issue will be considered separately.

Challenge to Competency of Trial Counsel.

The state public defender's office has been substituted for retained trial counsel as to the seeking of postconviction relief for this defendant. Successor counsel attacks the conduct of the defense by trial counsel. Here, as is often...

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