United States Tenth Circuit

In granting a certificate of appealability, the district court deviated from the established understanding of prejudice when attorney nonfeasance forfeits a client's direct criminal appeal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/04/2003
• Published 09/04/2003

Judges

• EBEL, Circuit Judge., Before EBEL, PORFILIO, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert J. Snitz, Pro Se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, Kim M. Berger, Assistant United States Attorney, Kansas City, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.