STATE v. BREWER

No. 94-1477-CR.

195 Wis.2d 295 (1995)

536 N.W.2d 406

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Curtis BREWER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 14, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Paul G. Bonneson of Brookfield.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Mary E. Burke, assistant attorney general.

Before Brown, Nettesheim and Snyder, JJ.


BROWN, J.

Curtis Brewer was convicted of possessing a controlled substance, cocaine base, with intent to deliver, as a party to a crime. The first issue is whether Brewer's trial co-counsel were ineffective for failing to object to a defense witness appearing in prison attire and leg restraints. We hold that co-counsel's failure to object was a tactical decision, the rationale of which was founded upon fact and law. The second issue is whether evidence of gang-related...

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