United States Eighth Circuit

Where petitioner forged and negotiated some checks by herself, without her alleged abuser's help, her claim that her attorney failed to advised her about duress, coercion, and battered women's syndrome defenses does not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/19/2001
• Published 06/19/2001

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• United States Eighth Circuit

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