United States Fifth Circuit

District court erred in granting habeas relief for alleged Sixth Amendment claims based upon a constructive-denial test, rather than the ineffective-assistance of counsel test, and fact that hearsay testimony was harmless error warrants denial of ineffective-assistance claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/29/2000
• Published 12/29/2000

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH and DENNIS, Circuit Judges, and HARMON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Philip J. Lynch (argued), San Antonio, TX, for Gochicoa., Charles A. Palmer (argued), Marci D. Motes, Austin, TX, for Johnson.