United States Fifth Circuit

In an ineffective assistance claim, defendant failed to show that without defense counsel's questionable concession strategy, he would have been acquitted of first degree murder, thus the state habeas court's conclusion that he was not prejudiced by his attorneys' strategy was not objectively unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/12/2002
• Published 07/12/2002

Judges

• EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, PARKER, DENNIS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Henry Clay Walker, IV (argued), Walker, Tooke & Lyons, Shreveport, LA, for Petitioner-Appellee., Catherine M. Estopinal, Asst. Dist. Atty. (argued), Shreveport, LA, for Respondent-Appellant.