United States Eighth Circuit

Attorney's failure to anticipate change in law does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel and does not serve as cause to excuse a procedural default.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/27/2001
• Published 04/27/2001

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Chief Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, BOWMAN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Theodore M. Copperstein, argued, Washington, DC, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Troy G. Allen, argued, AAG, Jefferson City, MO, for appellee.