United States Third Circuit

While trial counsel's errors pertaining to the diminished capacity defense constituted ineffective assistance, the errors were not sufficiently prejudicial to warrant granting a habeas writ.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/28/2003
• Decided 05/04/2004
• Published 05/04/2004

Judges

• Before: SCIRICA, Chief Judge, RENDELL and AMBRO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jean D. Barrett (Argued), Ruhnke & Barrett, Montclair, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General of New Jersey, Nancy A. Hulett (Argued), Deputy Attorney General, Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Department of Law & Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice, Appellate Bureau, Richard J. HughesJustice Complex, Trenton, NJ, for Appellee.