United States Eighth Circuit

A court should conduct an evidentiary hearing when defendant raises a potential conflict of interest claim against his attorney at the plea allocution alleging ineffective assistance of counsel from the same attorney for a prior conviction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/13/2001
• Published 08/13/2001

Judges

• MCMILLIAN, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD and CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Benicia Baker-Livorsi, argued, St. Charles, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Spillane, argued, Asst. Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for appellee.