United States Eighth Circuit

A petitioner claiming ineffective assistance of counsel based on a conflict of interest must substantiate the claim with more than a declaration from counsel admitting error but failing to indicate either any action in counsel's own interest or an actual conflict of interest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/14/2001
• Published 08/14/2001

Judges

• LOKEN, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey A. Silver, argued, Omaha, NE, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael G. Heavican, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued, Omaha, NE (Thomas J. Monaghan, on the brief), for appellee.