United States Third Circuit

Denial of an inmate's habeas petition based upon ineffective assistance of counsel is affirmed where there was sufficient evidence for a jury to have convicted defendant, and therefore no prejudice to defendant resulted from heeding his attorney's advice to waive a jury trial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/15/2008
• Decided 07/28/2008
• Published 07/28/2008

Judges

• Before:  AMBRO, FISHER, and MICHEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lisa B. Freeland, Esquire, (Argued), Federal Public Defender, Office of Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary Beth Buchanan, United States Attorney, Kelly R. Labby, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Robert L. Eberhardt, (Argued), Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.