United States Fifth Circuit

Because there was a strong stragic reason for failing to move to quash a grand jury indictment on the ground that the process of selecting the grand jury foreperson was racially biased, habeas petitioner's trial counsel did not render ineffective assistance.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/21/2003
• Published 07/21/2003

Judges

• W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, HALL and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rebecca L. Hudsmith, Federal Public Defender (argued), Lafayette, LA, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John Michael Ruddick (argued), Monroe, LA, for Respondent-Appellee.