STATE v. JACKSON

No. 2020AP2119-CR.

983 N.W.2d 608 (2023)

2023 WI 3

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Larry L. JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed: January 20, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant-petitioner, there were briefs filed by Frederick A. Bechtold and Frederick A. Bechtold Attorney at Law, LLC, Minnesota. There was an oral argument by Frederick A. Bechtold .

For the plaintiff-respondent, there was a brief filed by Eric M. Muellenbach , assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Joshua L. Kaul , attorney general. There was an oral argument by Eric M. Muellenbach , assistant attorney general.

An amicus curiae brief was filed by Melinda A. Swartz and the Law Office of Melinda Swartz, LLC, Milwaukee, on behalf of the Wisconsin Association of criminal Defense Lawyers.

DALLET, J., delivered the majority opinion for a unanimous Court.


¶1 A defendant is entitled to a Machner1 hearing if his postconviction motion sufficiently alleges ineffective assistance of counsel and the record fails to conclusively demonstrate that he is not entitled to relief. See State v. Ruffin, 2022...

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