United States Third Circuit

Plaintiff's habeas petition is dismissed where his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and involuntariness of his guilty plea are procedurally defaulted.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/01/2004
• Decided 12/22/2004
• Published 12/22/2004

Judges

• Before ALITO, FUENTES, and BECKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul H. Heinzel (Argued), Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Division of Criminal Justice, Richard J. HughesJustice Complex, Trenton, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jean D. Barrett (Argued), Ruhnke & Barrett, Montclair, for Appellee.