United States Third Circuit

By providing her attorney with fraudulent documents that she intended would be used at trial to create a reasonable doubt of her guilt, defendant forfeited her right to claim ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/11/2003
• Decided 06/30/2003
• Published 06/30/2003

Judges

• Before SLOVITER, NYGAARD, and ALARCON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Wayne P. Samuelson, (Argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Williamsport, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen C. Smith, (Argued), Smith Law Offices, Lock Haven, PA, for Appellee.