United States Eighth Circuit

Defense counsel's failure to impeach prosecution witness does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel where evidence is sufficient to support a conviction even without that witness's testimony.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/10/2001
• Published 08/10/2001

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN and BYE, Circuit Judges, and STROM, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bruce W. Simon, argued, Kansas city, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cassandra K. Dolgin, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellee.