Opinion
No. 2014AP606–CR.
2015-03-04
STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff–Respondent, v. Patrick G. LYNCH, Defendant–Appellant.
On this record, trial counsel's failure to further explore an NGI plea with Lynch does not fall below an objective standard of reasonableness. Further, there is no evidence in the record to suggest that Lynch would have prevailed on this defense. Even if trial counsel somehow performed deficiently, any claims of prejudice are merely speculative. State v. Erickson, 227 Wis.2d 758, 774, 596 N.W.2d 749 (1999).