United States Eighth Circuit

State courts' denial of prisoner's ineffective assistance of counsel claim were not based on an reasonable determination of the evidence presented at the post-conviction relief hearing, given trial court's assessment of prisoner's credibility.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/01/2001
• Published 02/01/2001

Judges

• HANSEN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James J. Lessmeister, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• O. Milton Fibne, II, argued, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, AR, for appellee.