United States Fifth Circuit

Ineffective assistance of counsel during state habeas proceedings does not excuse failure to raise issue of ineffectiveness of trial counsel because the client bears the risk of attorney error in proceedings where there is no constitutional right to representation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/22/2001
• Published 06/22/2001

Judges

• KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and JONES and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David R. Dow (argued), Dow, Cogburn & Friedman, Andrew A. Hammel, Texas Defender Serv., Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carla Elaina Eldred (argued), Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.