United States Sixth Circuit

Failure of appellate counsel to raise ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim on direct appeal may itself constitute ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/23/2000
• Decided 09/04/2001
• Published 09/04/2001

Judges

• Before KENNEDY, NORRIS, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roger M. Synenberg (argued and briefed), Synenberg & Marein, Michael J. Benza (argued and briefed), Cleveland, OH, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael L. Collyer (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General of Ohio, Cleveland, OH, for Respondent-Appellee.