United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's statement to his counsel that he believed that divine intervention would lead to his acquittal for murder alone did not require his counsel to investigate whether he was competent to stand trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/10/2001
• Published 07/10/2001

Judges

• FAGG, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and CARMAN, Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James W. Erwin, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cassandra Dolgin, AAG, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellee.