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Hiring a skilled appeals attorney with a winning record is crucial if you wish to challenge your conviction or sentence. That is whty why the team at Richards & Associates, S.C. is a reputable firm that has been handling post-conviction appeals for over 30 years. We  have experience in a wide range of appeals, including:

• Interlocutory appeals seeking relief from a trial court’s decision on the admissibility of evidence
• Writs of Certiorari, which are sought when the Division of Hearings and Appeals has ordered the revocation of a client’s supervision
• Post-conviction motions challenging the performance and effectiveness of trial counsel
• Motions seeking the withdrawal of a guilty plea based on a faulty plea colloquy or information unknown to the client at the time of the plea hearing
• Motions seeking a new sentencing hearing based on new or inaccurate information that the sentencing court relied upon
• Writs of Habeas Corpus, seeking federal relief from a Wisconsin decision denying relief to clients
• Petitions for review before the United States Supreme Court on longstanding legal issues

Our firm has a successful track record of winning appeals for clients and has argued cases before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, 7th Circuit, and Federal Court. Some notable cases where they have successfully argued for appellate relief on behalf of clients include:

• State of Wisconsin v. Tye, 248 Wis.2d 530, 636 N.W.2d 473, 2001 WI 124 (2001) – a case involving a search warrant that was argued successfully before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
• State v. Adrial White, Racine County Circuit Court Case #2006CF95 – the firm successfully overturned a jury verdict and a life sentence on one count of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide While Armed and one count of Attempted 2nd Degree Intentional Homicide While Armed.
• State v. David Scott, Kenosha County Circuit Court Case #2007CF228 – the firm’s post-conviction motion at the trial court level was successful in obtaining a new trial for the client and overturning a jury verdict and 15-year prison sentence on two separate counts of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of a Child and a count of Sexual Assault of a Child under the Age of 13.
• State v. C.J., Racine County Circuit Court Case #11CFXXX – the firm successfully challenged a court ruling regarding a complainant’s treatment records and the appeal went up to the Wisconsin Supreme Court where the firm convinced the court that their client’s case should prevail.
• State v. C.M., Kenosha County Circuit Court Case #2012CF81 – the firm successfully challenged the use of the “community caretaker doctrine” to enter a locked room in the client’s home.

If you are seeking appellate relief, the team at Richards & Associates, S.C. is a reputable choice with a winning record.