Waylon Wayman in court. (Fox 11 Online)
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Waylon Wayman’s conviction for a 2020 murder will not be overturned because of claims his lawyer made errors in the case, a judge ruled Thursday.
Wayman was convicted by a jury for the murder and armed robbery of Codie Schultz on Green Bay’s west side. He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of asking for parole.
Wayman, now 34, asked for the conviction to be overturned. The motion cites several examples where his new lawyer believes Wayman was provided ineffective assistance of counsel. Those include how a possible plea was rejected, not requesting a lesser-included charge at trial, and not explaining a co-defendant’s deal to the jury.
But Judge Samantha Wagner rejected all three arguments during an oral ruling Wednesday.
The decision could be appealed to the appeals court.
Another man, Clarence Graveen, was convicted of reckless homicide in the case, and is serving a 35-year prison term.
According to the criminal complaint, police were called to the area of Clinton Street and 12th Avenue at about 1 a.m. on April 1, 2020. Schultz had been shot once behind the left ear, at close range.
One witness told police that Wayman believed Schultz was responsible for robbing Wayman of $900 and a half-ounce of meth. Another witness said Wayman planned to rob Schultz for meth and heroin. While driving, Wayman shot Schultz, the witness said, according to the complaint.
Wayman later admitted to the murder, one woman told police.
Graveen told police he and Wayman did plan on robbing Schultz. Graveen said he was in the car when Schultz was shot but did not know who did the shooting, the complaint states.
Wayman is currently serving his time at the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility in Boscobel, state records show.
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