United States Fourth Circuit

In a capital habeas matter, the denial of Petitioner's petition is affirmed where Petitioner's ineffective assistance claim failed, because he did not demonstrate that the conflict of interest allegedly affecting his counsel adversely affected counsel's trial performance.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/30/2009
• Published 06/30/2009

Judges

• Before KING, SHEDD, and AGEE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jonathan Lee Megerian, Megerian & Wells, Asheboro, North Carolina, for Appellant.  Steven Franklin Bryant, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Paul M. Green, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellant.  Roy Cooper, Attorney General of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.